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The fleet of the coal seaport of Shakhtersk of the Eastern Mining Company has been replenished with two self-propelled barges with a total of 15 000 DWT. With the commissioning of two new vessels, the port s capacity will increase by 15 – 16%.
“The commissioning of two new self-propelled barges will allow us to reach a new level of coal shipment in order to achieve plans for export to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The cargo ships will strengthen the port s coastal fleet and increase its throughput to 14 million tpy,” commented Anatoly Balakin, Executive Director of the Shakhtersk Coal Seaport.
Two self-propelled barges, Star Excellence and Star Success, were purchased in 2020 at the port of Moulayin (Myanmar). The length of each barge is 97.5 m, 24.4 m wide, and a depth of 6.1 m. The power of the two main engines is 1790 kW each. Deadweight (the sum of the mass of the payload) is 7423 t.
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The coal seaport of Shakhtersk, the logistics asset of the Eastern Mining Company, has become the first port in the Sakhalin region to receive the largest 300 m vessel and the first in the history of the Russian Federation to carry out a record one-time shipment of coal in the volume of 188 119 t.
In the coal seaport of Shakhtersk, the loading of the largest bulk carrier MINERAL YANG FAN of the capesize type with a deadweight of 206 000 DWT has been completed. The MINERAL YANG FAN took on board 188 119 t of coal mined at the Solntsevsky coal mine and headed to the port of India. Bulk carrier MINERAL YANG FAN sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands. The vessel is 300 m long and 50 m wide. Vessels of this class are capable of handling only specialised deep-sea terminals.
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Loading operations have started at the Shakhtersk Coal Seaport, a key logistics asset of the Eastern Mining Co. The first vessel, a capesize called ‘GOLDEN FENG’ with a tonnage of over 160 000 t, got up for loading on March 29. The loaded bulk carrier will go to China from the port.
The next bulk carrier started loading on 30 March 2021. After the completion of loading works, the panamax vessel ‘LMZ BIANCA’ with a tonnage of 77 000 t will set a course for India.
During the inter-navigation period, which was 3 months, planned repairs were carried out at all parts of the production cycle. Off-season maintenance of the fleet, conveyor and repair of small mechanisation: bulldozers, excavators, loaders. The EMKO-1 reloader underwent maintenance at the shipyard in Nakhodka, and the modified RT-Genova bulk carrier at the roadstead.