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RAUANHEIMO IN RED SQUARERita Klimschin has been appointed manager of Rauanheimo’s new Moscow office which is located on the edge of Red Square.years of international experience to her new job in Moscow including over 18 years in managerial positions. Rita is open minded, results oriented, brings a flexible approach to the table combined with exceptional organisational, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills. She also has extensive experience of working with different cultures and mentalities.”Rita is a highly experienced business manager who has worked in marketing, administration and financial positions.“Rita is a self-driven Russian expert and team player with innate leadership skills and someone accustomed to working under pressure,” said Rauanheimo’s CEO Joakim Laxåback. “She brings 20As well as speaking her native Finnish language, Rita is also fluent in Russian, English and French.pulp mills which will bring an extra 1 million tons of freight through Kokkola. In July 2017, increased amounts of iron ore from Russia boosted Rauanheimo’s tonnage and larger levels of shipments will pass through Kokkola in 2018/19.stevedoring and forwarding operations are excellent.Also on order are a Telestack Titan TB52 and W800-6 bulk reception feeder systems to receive materials direct from trucks, rail wagons and wheel loaders. The new equipment is also designed to handle material from vessels via discharge grab cranes, be used to load rail wagons, load direct to vessels and handle a wide variety of dry bulks, including grain, biomass, fertilisers, coal, cement, clinker, aggregates, iron ore and other heavy ores.The increasingly large capacity of traffic travelling through Kokkola – coupled with the port’s infrastructure, increasing depth of the fairway, warehousing capacity and goods handling equipment – means that opportunities to further Rauanheimo’s highly competitive and top-classThe order includes two Telestack HF1520 mobile hopper feeders and a TB52 conveyor system. The hopper feeder allows operators to directly discharge from wheel loaders/grab cranes and excavators to eliminate double handling of on-site material. The mobile units also allow aIn 2017 Rauanheimo invested €3.5 million in purchasing new bulk handling equipment for its Kokkola operation, much of it for use in the Deep Port.In 2017 Rauanheimo invested €3.5 million in purchasing new bulk handling equipment for its Kokkola operation, much of it for use in the Deep Port.Rauanheimo has also purchased special screening systems for big bulk products such as iron pellets and other commodities. lOY M. RAuANHEIMO AB‘controlled’ feed of material into other auxiliary units at the port.HANDBOOK & DIRECTORY PORT OF KOKKOLA 19Oy M. Rauanheimo AbOy M. Rauanheimo Ab