Bronka port to have logistics center
Imports passing via outer harbor Bronka will be distributed directly on the St. Petersburg market through a logistic center, the port investor, Phoenix Ltd said.
CEO of Phoenix Alexei Shukletsov told the APEC seminar "Sharing of best practices in smooth intermodal transportation" that the logistics center is supposed to be placed either in the outer harbor, or in close proximity to it. The project is currently being elaborated.
Alexei Shukletsov also noted that the new outer harbor will not only compete with the container terminals of the neighboring port of Ust-Luga (Leningrad region), but they will complement each other.
He suggested that containerized cargo will be shipped from Ust-Luga mainly to the central part of Russia, while the bulk of freight passing via Bronka port will be distributed on the market of St. Petersburg.
The outer harbor Bronka is being built on the southern coast of the Finland Gulf, in the area of junction of the dam with the ring road to the city of Lomonosov.
The marine multifunctional complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) will comprise three specialized facilities: a container terminal encompassing 107 hectares, Ro-Ro terminal of 57 ha and logistics center of 42 ha. Container terminal will feature the 1.175 m-long waterfront (including 5 berths). The waterfront of rolling cargo terminal will be 630 meters (3 berths).
Bronka first phase capacity is projected to be 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. The facility’s container throughput is planned to be increased to 1.9 million TEUs. The Bronka Multipurpose Complex will be able to handle Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class. The first ship call is expected in 2014.
Private investors are expected to inject nearly RUB 43.7 billion in the project with the Russian Government investment at some RUB 15.2 billion.
The Bronka project will help create over 2,300 new jobs. Upon completion of the outer harbor facilities annual direct tax payments to the budget of St. Petersburg will be at RUB 1.7 billion (plus indirect tax – RUB 5.1 bn), the federal budget will get RUB 2.0 billion a year (RUB 5.9bn).
A fully-owned subsidiary of JSC Holding Company "Forum" Phoenix Ltd. was founded in 2007 specifically for the construction of Bronka multifunctional marine cargo handling complex to be located in the new Cargo Area of the Big Port St. Petersburg. The project is supported by the Russian Ministry of Transport and the St. Petersburg City Administration.