This year, the navigation began two weeks earlier than usual.
On July 3, 2020, the first barges carrying various general cargo (parts of drilling rigs and crew supplies), reinforced concrete slabs for roads and the airport, and various equipment were delivered to the berth. Our task is to organize the handling of general and inert cargo totaling 350 thousand tons. Moreover, due to repairs at the berth, some sea vessels are forced to wait at the roadstead on auxiliary floating facilities (small pontoons with a lifting capacity of 40 tons), and the cargo fr om these pauses is also unloaded onto the berth by our own efforts. Barge-tug vessels (BTS) arrive from Sergino and Korotchaevo, wh ere loading coordination of the BTS is handled by our Arkhangelsk staff: Denis Chakhin, Artem Chakhin, and Ilya Golovinov.
To accomplish this task, we deployed our own three Fuchs MHL360 handlers, a Terex TR780 crane, and a rented floating crane. Cargo unloaded from sea vessels and BTS is transported and offloaded onto the field’s rear sites using our own equipment. More than 20 units of our own cargo transport, crane, and auxiliary machinery are engaged in the navigation.
For unloading road vehicles from the barges, we independently constructed a Ro-Ro berth enabling vehicles to drive off under their own power via a ramp on the barge. The berth requires constant repairs using a bulldozer and excavator, as waves and periodic storms damage the berth's foundation.
The camp is nearly 100% occupied, and by mid-August, there will be 140 of our employees on site simultaneously.
The end of the summer navigation is planned for October 15, 2020.
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