Pulp Paper & Logistics
LOGISTICS 9
Major investment for Mussalo Harbour at Kotka in Finland
the Kaukas and Kymi pulp mills in Finland to Kotka, has prompted plans for the construction of a world-class pulp terminal in the new D-area in the western part of the Mussalo Harbour. The Port of HaminaKotka,
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Steveco and UPM have agreed on an investment of €30 million on infrastructure and warehousing covering 20 hectares. Steveco will build a 20,000 square
metre terminal, costing €8.5 million, which is expected to be in operation by the end of the year. The quay will be completed in the spring of 2019. “The site is excellent, and it offers significant operational synergy benefits through integration with our other operations,” said Henri Kuitunen, chief executive of Steveco Oy.
Kimmo Naski, chief executive of
Port of HaminaKotka Ltd, added: “For the Port of HaminaKotka, this is a significant leap into the
How the new Mussalo port at Kotka will look: picture courtesy of
HaminaKotka archive
future together with our long- term partners UPM and Steveco. We are seeing the launching of new kind of activity at the Port of HaminaKotka. “Port facilities have become
congested in both Kotka and Hamina. Since the volumes of goods carried have developed favourably and the positive trend in Finnish exports seems to persist, we have decided to carry out this major expansion investment.” The project follows a number of
investments by UPM which have increased the annual production capacity of the Kymi and Kaukas pulp mills by a total of 370,000 tonnes. “The concentration of transport enhances UPM’s pulp logistics and increases flexibility. The new centre will offer high quality facilities, and it is served by rail transport, which reduces the carbon footprint of our transport operations,” said Jukka Hölsä, director of maritime Logistics at UPM. “From Mussalo, pulp can be
delivered out to the world on both conventional ships and in containers. In addition to export purposes, the terminal will also be used as an intermediate storage for domestic transport.” The long-term agreement now
concluded concerns the first phase of the pulp logistics centre. The goal is that the centre will expand later. In future, there are facilities to build more warehouses and about 500 metres of additional quays in the area.
Investing in sustainability: three ‘green’ ro-ro vessels ordered by Finnlines
Finnlines is increasing its capacity with an order for three ro-ro vessels in a total investment worth €200 million for delivery between 2020 and 2021. The vessels, to be built with the highest Finnish/Swedish ice class by the Jinling shipyard in China will be are 238 metres long and will have a cargo capacity of
5,800 lane metres plus 5,600sqm of car decks and a capacity of abt 300 TEU on weather deck. The vessels are designed to be flexible for all type of ro-ro cargo whilst tank top and main deck are shaped with strengthened bulkheads and free of pillar areas to accommodate paper and sto- ro concept. The vessel has also an increased DWT of 17,400 tons.
Expected to be the most modern and environmentally friendly vessels in the Baltic, the vessels will be equipped with the latest generation of engines that ensure the lowest fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. They will be fitted with scrubbers to abate the sulphur and other particulates. They feature the latest hybrid
power systems, using fossil fuel during sailing and electricity while in port and hence guaranteeing ‘zero emissions in port’. They will have a lithium- ion battery bank, which will be recharged during sailing and will provide the electricity to the ship while at berth but there will be no emissions during the port stay.
May/June 2018
aper maker UPM’s decision to concentrate the sea transport of its products made at
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