Baltic Container Terminal gets set for expansion

BCT has ordered an additional ship-to-shore gantry crane, and has already started some infrastructure works in connection with the new quay. “We have continued with improvements in services and also invested in equipment such as forklift trucks, as well as upgrading our software, especially regarding gate movements, to enable a smoother operation at the gate,” said BCT chairman Marin Hili. To date, the credit crunch has had very little effect on business at BCT, Mr Hili said to

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. “The trade of the three Baltic States is very similar in pattern in that we have substantial cargo going to Russia and former CIS countries, and I expect the pattern to remain the same.”