Daltransugol receives first batch of equipment from China as part of project to expand terminal
KHABAROVSK. April 16 (Interfax) - Russia's Osterra port, JSC Daltransugol of the Khabarovsk territory, managed by JSC Port Alliance, has received the first batch of equipment from China for the second stage of an investment program to expand the terminal's capacities, the company's press service said.
"The equipment was manufactured at a state-run plant in China on the basis of an individual technical specification. The set, weighing 2,000 tonnes, includes a triple rotary car dumper, wagon positioners, briquette machines, dust control systems, aspiration systems and automated control systems for technological processes. The equipment took almost two years to develop and produce. The biggest details weigh between 32 and 46 tonnes," the statement reads.
Before being sent to Russia, the cargo underwent inspection and acceptance procedures involving the heads of Osterra and Port Alliance. Installation work has been scheduled to begin in July, and commissioning works in September 2027.
The delivery of the second batch is scheduled for May.
According to the statement, 14 key facilities are currently being built as part of the second stage of the investment program. The biggest jobs were the second part of concrete work on the rotary car dumper and the construction of the bridge, conveyor racks, foundations for the office building and the wagon positioner. The facilities are scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2027.
The implementation of the project is being managed by Port Alliance as part of the group's unified investment program to expand the eastern export corridor.
As reported, the company plans to expand the terminal capacities to 40 million tonnes by the end of 2027. Work on the last stage will cost an estimated 16 billion rubles.
Daltransugol is in the process of changing its name to Osterra. It has begun the necessary legal procedures, and the completion timeline depends on the registering authorities.
In September 2020, Daltransugol became an official resident of the Free Port of Vladivostok for the implementation of a project to increase the terminal's capacity from 24 million to 40 million tonnes per year through the third construction stage.
The stevedoring company writes on its website that it exports coal to countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, including China, Japan and South Korea.
JSC Port Alliance, which was established in March 2024, also includes JSC Murmansk Commercial Seaport, Murmansk Container Terminal LLC, Tuapse Bulk Terminal LLC and Maly Port Stevedoring Company LLC in Nakhodka, Primorye. The company's five terminals have the combined capacity to handle over 53 million tonnes of cargo per year.
