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29-517: The stevedoring business consists of DeloPorts and Global Ports . The transport and logistics branch includes the multimodal service integrator Ruscon and the railway container operator TransContainer . One of the most significant shipping companies in Russia. The strategic IT integrator of the Delo Group is the company DeloTech. Founded by Sergey Shishkarev in 1993, the Delo Group began as

58-431: A capacity of 220,000 TEU, while the well cars fleet consists of 40,000 units. Ruscon serves as a multimodal integrator for Delo Group. It provides tailored solutions for delivering goods to various regions of Russia through the ports of Novorossiysk , St. Petersburg , Nakhodka , Vladivostok , and land border crossings. The company owns 6 ground terminals, 12 regional offices, and 3 international offices. Delo Group

87-478: A captivating sports cluster where handball aims to become the key athletic pursuit. Since 2022, Delo Group has been implementing a corporate program to encourage an increase in the birth rate and the formation of larger families among employees' families. In 2023, the corporate program was extended to all assets of the Group. Stevedoring A dockworker (also called a longshoreman , stevedore , or docker )

116-412: A crane. The containers either leave the port by truck or rail or are stored until they are placed on another ship. Once the ship is offloaded, the containers it leaves with are brought to the dock by truck. A crane lifts the containers from the trucks onto the ship. As the containers pile up on the ship, the workers connect them to the vessel and the other already-placed containers. The jobs involved include

145-517: A deep-water grain berth, specifically Berth No. 40A, which enabled the terminal to handle ships with a deadweight of 100,000 tons. As a result, the terminal's throughput capacity now stands at an impressive 6 million tons. Furthermore, in 2016, Delo Management Company (MC Delo LLC) was established to further strengthen and streamline the company's operations. In 2018, Delo Group acquired a notable 30.75% stake in Global Ports , which happens to be

174-907: A fleet of six ASD Tug 2310 tugs. SC Delo also offers agency and bunkering services in the Novorossiysk port. The structure of Global Ports . The leader in terms of container transhipment in Russian sea terminals includes the First Container Terminal, Petrolesport and the Moby Dik terminal in the Great Port of Saint Petersburg , the Ust-Luga Container Terminal in the Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex , Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in

203-657: A freight forwarding company in Novorossiysk . It quickly became the leading private operator of the Port of Novorossiysk , providing over half of all freight forwarding services. Since 2002, the Delo Group has invested its own funds to build the NUTEP container terminal in the Southeastern cargo district of the Novorossiysk port. In 2004, the terminal was launched and successfully handled its first container ship . In 2019,

232-536: A magnificent sports arena capable of accommodating 2.5-3 thousand spectators. In a remarkable move in February 2019, Delo Group became the title sponsor of the esteemed Women's EHF Champions League . This partnership agreement, covering the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, resulted in the tournament being proudly renamed as the DELO Women's EHF Champions League, with the climax of the competition now recognized as

261-599: A man who loads ships and stows cargo , which was the original meaning of stevedore (though there is a secondary meaning of "a man who stuffs" in Spanish); compare Latin stīpāre meaning to stuff , as in to fill with stuffing . In Ancient and Modern Greek, the verb στοιβάζω (stivazo) means pile up. In Great Britain and Ireland , people who load and unload ships are usually called dockers ; in Australia , they are called stevedores , dockworkers or wharfies ; and, in

290-517: A port for a limited amount of time, so their work must be completed quickly. In earlier days before the introduction of containerization , men who loaded and unloaded ships had to tie down cargoes with rope. A type of stopper knot is called the stevedore knot . Securely tying up parcels of goods is called stevedore lashing or stevedore knotting . While loading a general cargo vessel, they use dunnage , which are pieces of wood (or nowadays sometimes strong inflatable dunnage bags ) set down to keep

319-542: A reconstruction of the existing stadium. In the same year, the notable Russian handball and rugby federations announced the formalization of a collaboration agreement. This momentous agreement includes plans to establish a state-of-the-art sports centre in the Fili district. This remarkable facility will feature a versatile arena capable of accommodating 5,000 attendees and specifically designed for handball and other indoor sporting events. As stated by Sergey Shishkarev, it will be

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348-522: A state-of-the-art grain terminal known as CJSC Grain Terminal KSK . The first stage of the KSK grain terminal was launched in 2012, boasting a capacity of 2 million tons of grain annually. Subsequently, in 2013, the second stage of the terminal was put into operation, resulting in an increased capacity of 3.5 million tons per year. Notably, in 2021, the grain terminal of KSK JSC welcomed the inauguration of

377-585: Is a waterfront manual laborer who loads and unloads ships . As a result of the intermodal shipping container revolution, the required number of dockworkers has declined by over 90% since the 1960s. The word stevedore ( / ˈ s t iː v ɪ ˌ d ɔːr / ) originated in Portugal or Spain , and entered the English language through its use by sailors . It started as a phonetic spelling of estivador ( Portuguese ) or estibador ( Spanish ), meaning

406-631: Is engaged in charitable and sponsorship activities in key regions of operation, such as the Krasnodar Krai , the Far East , Moscow , St. Petersburg , and others. Delo Group contributed to funding a monument dedicated to port workers in Novorossiysk . The monument stands on the Admiral Serebryakov embankment, near the port area. Its unveiling coincided with the city's 180th anniversary, the 75th anniversary of its liberation during

435-552: Is the leading grain transhipment terminal in the Azov - Black Sea basin with a 30% market share. It was commissioned in 2006. It is located in the South-Eastern area of the seaport of Novorossiysk . In addition to bulk cargo, the terminal handles general and Ro-Ro cargo. The terminal's capacity is 8 million tons per year. Delo Service Company provides towing services using modern tugs with exceptional manoeuvring capabilities and

464-602: The Great Patriotic War , and the 45th anniversary of being recognised as a Hero City . In September 2022, with the Group's support, a stadium and an entrance stele monument featuring the White-naped crane , the symbol of Zabaikalsk , were inaugurated in the city. City of Zabaikalsk is home to the largest container terminal on the Russia-China border. Since 2015, Delo Group has been a proud sponsor of

493-610: The Russian Handball Federation , providing support for the growth and development of handball in various regions of Russia. The Group's subsidiaries proudly sponsor esteemed handball clubs such as HBC CSKA Moscow , HC Kuban Krasnodar , HC Chernomorochka, and HC Zilant. In a promising announcement for 2023, Sergey Shishkarev revealed that as part of their ongoing commitment to the HC Chernomorochka in Novorossiysk , Delo Group has plans to construct

522-682: The United States and Canada , the term longshoreman , derived from man-along-the-shore (or alongshore + man ), is used. Before the extensive use of container ships and shore-based handling machinery in the United States, longshoremen referred exclusively to the dockworkers, while stevedores , part of a separate trade union , worked on the ships operating their cranes and moving cargo. Dockworkers, also known as longshoremen and stevedores, have existed since ancient times. The role of dockworkers has evolved significantly over

551-664: The Vostochny Port in the Far East, the Yanino Logistics Park inland container terminal near St. Petersburg and MLT-Helsinki and MLT-Kotka container terminals in Finnish Helsinki and Kotka . The share of Global Ports terminals in Russia's container turnover in 2022 was 23%. The total capacity of sea container terminals is 3.2 million TEU per year. The consolidated transhipment of containers by

580-509: The DELO Women's EHF FINAL4. This historic collaboration made Delo Group the first-ever title sponsor in the prestigious history of the women's handball league. Since 2022, the Group has proudly become a sponsor of the esteemed Novorossiysk, FC Chernomorets . Looking ahead to 2023, Sergey Shishkarev has excitingly announced that Delo Group intends to either construct a brand-new stadium in Novorossiysk for FC Chernomorets, capable of accommodating 15-18 thousand spectators, or alternatively, undertake

609-473: The Delo Group commissioned a remarkable deep-water berth, No. 38, within the NUTEP terminal. This berth has the capacity to accommodate ocean container ships up to 10,000 TEU . Later the terminal's overall capacity was increased to an impressive 700,000 TEU. In 2007, Delo Group of Companies made an acquisition of StroyKomplekt integrated plant, which is located adjacent to NUTEP , with the purpose of constructing

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638-428: The cargo out of any water that might be lying in the hold or are placed as shims between cargo crates for load securing . Today, the vast majority of non- bulk cargo is transported in intermodal containers . The containers arrive at a port by truck, rail, or another ship and are stacked in the port's storage area. When the vessel that will be transporting them arrives, the containers it is offloading are unloaded by

667-406: The centuries as maritime trade has grown and modernized: Loading and unloading ships requires knowledge of the operation of loading equipment, the proper techniques for lifting and stowing cargo , and the correct handling of hazardous materials . In addition, workers must be physically strong and able to follow orders attentively. Many longshoremen are needed to unload a ship. A ship can only be at

696-625: The company's sea terminals in 2022 amounted to 992 thousand TEU, the turnover of bulk cargo - 3.6 million tons. PJSC TransContainer is the leading company in container rail logistics in Eurasia and offers a comprehensive range of transport and logistics services in collaboration with Delo Group of Companies. The company handles approximately 50% of container transportation in the Russian Federation and operates 40 terminals across Russia, as well as 94 sales offices. The container fleet has

725-487: The company's shares. In 2022, the Delo Group acquires a 58.67% stake in one of Russia's largest shipping companies, the Sakhalin Shipping Company , which doubles the passage of container trains with imports on the border between Russia and China . DeloTech, a strategic IT integrator of the Delo Group, was established in 2022. In 2023, the Delo Group consolidated its IT assets based on DeloTech, with

754-439: The crane operators, the workers who connect the containers to the ship and each other, the truck drivers who transport the containers from the dock and storage area, the workers who track the containers in the storage area as they are loaded and unloaded, as well as various supervisors. Those workers at the port who handle and move the containers are likely to be considered stevedores or dockworkers. Before containerization, freight

783-482: The largest container terminal operator in Russia. Finally, in 2022, Delo Group further expanded its presence in Global Ports by purchasing an additional 30.75% stake from Maersk , thereby increasing its overall stake in the company to an impressive 61.5%. In 2019, the Delo Group emerged victorious in an auction for the acquisition of 50% plus two shares of PJSC TransContainer , and in 2020 it consolidated 100% of

812-572: The strategic goal of increasing the Group's expertise in the digitalisation of container logistics and realising the potential of assets using information technology. The asset structure of DeloPorts includes the NUTEP container terminal, the KSK grain terminal and the Delo Service Company. The NUTEP container terminal, with a capacity of 700,000 TEU, is capable of handling ocean-class vessels up to 10,000 TEU. The KSK grain terminal

841-425: Was often handled with a longshoreman’s hook , a tool which became emblematic of the profession (mainly on the west coast of the United States and Canada). Traditionally, stevedores had no fixed job but would arrive at the docks in the morning seeking employment for the day. London dockers called this practice standing on the stones , while in the United States, it was referred to as shaping up or assembling for

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