A new grain terminal for handling and storage of 500.000 tons a year is scheduled to be built at the state-owned Sea Commercial Port Olya (Astrakhan region). The terminal will be located at the 135m-long 5-m-deep pier N6 for storage of 36.000 tons. The maximum capacity of the terminal may be doubled in future, Alexander Melnikov, development manager of SCP Olya said, speaking at an enlarged meeting of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot).
The company begins delivering equipment for the terminal this April, Mr.Melnikov said, adding the grain cargo will be transported to the port by rail and trucks.
The grain terminal project turned to be a new strategy of the port Authority in a bid to boost cargo volumes via its terminals. As of now, the grain is shipped largely on inland waterways not accessible throughout the year. There are still no grain transshipment facilities in the Russian Caspian Sea, Mr. Melnikov said.
Since February 2006, Sea Commercial Port Olya has been the major stevedoring company operating year-round three 5-m-deep berths at the port.
The port assets include road and railway linked with the federal road network. Port Olya having a border and customs control point is open to foreign-flagged ships delivering imports. In 2009 the Port Authority reported some 750.000 tons shipped via its terminals and almost 1.000 ship calls.
To read an interview with Olya’s harbormaster, see December 25, 2009 “Relevant Topic” at PortNews website.
The company begins delivering equipment for the terminal this April, Mr.Melnikov said, adding the grain cargo will be transported to the port by rail and trucks.
The grain terminal project turned to be a new strategy of the port Authority in a bid to boost cargo volumes via its terminals. As of now, the grain is shipped largely on inland waterways not accessible throughout the year. There are still no grain transshipment facilities in the Russian Caspian Sea, Mr. Melnikov said.
Since February 2006, Sea Commercial Port Olya has been the major stevedoring company operating year-round three 5-m-deep berths at the port.
The port assets include road and railway linked with the federal road network. Port Olya having a border and customs control point is open to foreign-flagged ships delivering imports. In 2009 the Port Authority reported some 750.000 tons shipped via its terminals and almost 1.000 ship calls.
To read an interview with Olya’s harbormaster, see December 25, 2009 “Relevant Topic” at PortNews website.