Container Terminal Illichevsk (Ukraine)

In 2005, NCC entered the Ukrainian market and signed a joint operation agreement with Sea Commercial Port of lllichevsk which committed NCC to expand and develop the container terminal in this port.

What really set Container Terminal Illichevsk (CTI) apart from other terminals in the region is that starting from Spring, 2007 an extended number of deep sea carriers were enabled to launch direct services from China and deploy vessels with in-take capacity up to 8,000 TEU. Same became possible after CTI – for the first time in history of contemporary shipping in Ukraine – introduced and successfully implemented a system of fixed berthing windows.

Key figures:

• Total area – 28 ha
• Quay length – 656.5 m
• Depth alongside berth – 13.5 m
• Yard storage capacity – 17,100TEU
• Reefer storage capacity - 600 plugs
• Throughput capacity – 850,000 TEU per year

CTI is equipped with:

• 5 STS cranes inc. 2 Post-Panamax (Tarkaf, Fantuzzi Reggiane) with lifting capacity up to 45 tons 
• 3 RMG cranes with lifting capacity up to 35 tons
• 6 RTG cranes (Konecranes)  with lifting capacity up to 50 tons
• 11 straddle carriers with lifting capacity up to 35 tons

The list of CTI’s customers includes world leading shipping lines - Maersk Line, MSC, Whan Hai, PIL, CSAV Norasia, China Shipping.