Passenger Port Marine Façade (St. Petersburg) has planned to provide service for at least 450.000 tourists this year season. The plan has been reviewed at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Passenger Port of St. Petersburg Marine Façade. The Board meeting was attended by Nikolai Asaul, Chairman of the Committee on Transport & Transit Policy of St. Petersburg Govt., the Committee press service said.
This year 286 ship are expected to call at St. Petersburg, 271 of them at the Marine Façade, including100 ferries and 171 cruise ships (95% of all passenger ships calls in the city).
The first cruise ship is said to call the port on May 6, 2010, the last ship call is scheduled for September 15, 2010.
St.Peter Line and S-Continental said their 115 ferries would call at the passenger port. The St.Peter Line will start operating on April 21, 2010, the first ship call on April 26th. The first S-Continental Line ship call is scheduled for June 2nd, this year.
The Board reviewing the amendments to existing tariffs in 2010, agreed to introduce tariff for passengers who would make tour from Marine Façade for daily storage of their vehicles at the port, 300 rubles a day, for parking cars for over 24 hours at the parking lot.
The Passenger Port Authority decided to use the pontoons on 4 - 3 piers. As of March 24th 100 ship call application have been submitted to Marine Façade. The Passenger Port scheduled river navigation for May 15th to end up on September 15, 2010.
Last year Passenger Port of St. Petersburg Marine Façade has seen 245.000 passengers. There were 115 ship calls at the port, 97% of the maximum of the 1st phase’s capacity of the port being constructed.
The construction of the seaport Marine Façade in St. Petersburg began in 2006. The project has being implemented in three phases. The first phase implies the launch of two berths, cruise terminal building with onshore facilities. In September 2008, the fist ship called at the port.
The third construction phase is scheduled to be completed in 2010. The Port would be able to accommodate cruise and ferry vessels up to 311 m and maximum draft of 9 m. The length of the new approach channels - 10 km, the projected depth of approach channels and the harborage - 11 m. There will be seven berths with a 2.108-m-long quay wall.
This year 286 ship are expected to call at St. Petersburg, 271 of them at the Marine Façade, including100 ferries and 171 cruise ships (95% of all passenger ships calls in the city).
The first cruise ship is said to call the port on May 6, 2010, the last ship call is scheduled for September 15, 2010.
St.Peter Line and S-Continental said their 115 ferries would call at the passenger port. The St.Peter Line will start operating on April 21, 2010, the first ship call on April 26th. The first S-Continental Line ship call is scheduled for June 2nd, this year.
The Board reviewing the amendments to existing tariffs in 2010, agreed to introduce tariff for passengers who would make tour from Marine Façade for daily storage of their vehicles at the port, 300 rubles a day, for parking cars for over 24 hours at the parking lot.
The Passenger Port Authority decided to use the pontoons on 4 - 3 piers. As of March 24th 100 ship call application have been submitted to Marine Façade. The Passenger Port scheduled river navigation for May 15th to end up on September 15, 2010.
Last year Passenger Port of St. Petersburg Marine Façade has seen 245.000 passengers. There were 115 ship calls at the port, 97% of the maximum of the 1st phase’s capacity of the port being constructed.
The construction of the seaport Marine Façade in St. Petersburg began in 2006. The project has being implemented in three phases. The first phase implies the launch of two berths, cruise terminal building with onshore facilities. In September 2008, the fist ship called at the port.
The third construction phase is scheduled to be completed in 2010. The Port would be able to accommodate cruise and ferry vessels up to 311 m and maximum draft of 9 m. The length of the new approach channels - 10 km, the projected depth of approach channels and the harborage - 11 m. There will be seven berths with a 2.108-m-long quay wall.