Saint-Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko has viewed the show case of port Bronka in St. Petersburg Exposition and Networking Area at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). According to IAA PortNews correspondent, Director General of project investor Fenix LLC Dmitry Mikhalchenko told the Governor that the port would accept the first vessel in autumn 2015.
He also told about the great interest of international shipping lines in the new port. According to Dmitry Mikhalchenko, the port will be able to handle up to 5 mln TEUs per year.
The Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) is being built on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, where the Dam and the Ring Road border the territory of Lomonosov. The Bronka Complex will comprise three specialized facilities: a container terminal encompassing 107 hectares, the Ro-Ro terminal of 57 ha and a logistics center of 42 ha. Container terminal will have 1.176 m-long quay wall (including 5 berths). The length of Ro-Ro terminal's dock line will be 630 meters (3 berths). After completion of Bronka Phase 1 its capacity will reach 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. In future the MMPK Bronka expansion will help increase the facility's container throughput to 1.9 million TEUs. Upon completion of the port's construction and dredging to the design mark of 14,4 meters in 2015 MMPK Bronka will be able to accommodate post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class.
Implementation of the Bronka project is expected to generate 2,300 jobs at its marine terminals alone.