Name of the Project
Materials handling system.

Location
The system will be the centrepiece of a new terminal for coal exports at the Port of Lavna near Murmansk, on the western shore of Kola Bay, Russia.

Project Owner/s
State Transport Leasing Company.

Project Description
The project will augment regional coal exports and release pressure on existing terminals in the Baltic Sea.

It is closely connected with the development of the Murmansk transport hub, one of the biggest ongoing infrastructure projects in the Russian north.

The materials handling system will have a planned capacity of 18-million tons of coal a year and will significantly increase the coal handling capacities of the region.

The terminal project will be completed in two phases.

First out-shipments are expected to take place in 2020. In that same year, a total of nine-million tons of coal will be handled on site.

In 2021, the volume increases to 18-million tons.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
The project is expected to be fully operational in 2021.

Latest Developments
German multinational thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to supply a new coal handling system to the State Transport Leasing Company.

It will supply two shiploaders, stackers, reclaimers and car dumpers, as well as one combined stacker-reclaimer, several belt conveyors and auxiliary equipment. The contract also includes engineering and procurement, as well as services for site erection and commissioning.

Within the project, thyssenkrupp’s partner, Latvian construction company LNK Industries, is responsible for the design and construction of the conveyor system.

To keep dust emissions from the handling site at a minimum, all coal transfer points, wagon unloading stations and shiploaders will be fitted with dust suppression equipment.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
thyssenkrupp and LNK Industries (coal handling system).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
State Transport Leasing Company, tel +495221 0012 or email gtlk@gtlk.ru.