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Soviet Union [USSR] River Ports and Facilities
River ports facilitated the transfer of cargo from one mode of
transportation to another. Port facilities, such as piers on freeflowing rivers, have been constructed to account for the seasonal
fluctuations of water levels, which sometimes reach several meters.
In 1985 the Russian Republic's inland waterway ports had 162
kilometers of mooring facilities, half of which were provided with
mechanized transloading equipment. The basic portal cranes were of
five-, ten- and fifteen-ton lifting capacity, while containerhandling cranes, having capacities of up to 30.5 tons, were
available in major ports. Floating cranes, conveyor belts, and
pneumatic loading/unloading devices for grain, granular materials,
and bulk cargo were in use. In 1985 river ports in the Russian
Republic had 2,220 pier and floating cranes.
Data as of May 1989
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