Port of Ust-Luga traffic volume soars 2.1 times to 23.41 mln tons
Freight flows passing through the Port of Ust-Luga in January-July, 2012 leaped by 2.1 times from the same period a year earlier to 23,416,205.734 tons, the Ust-Luga Company said.
During the reporting period the Port of Ust-Luga handled 93,025 imported vehicles (up 1.4 times) and 276,287 railcars (up 1.6 times).
Port of Ust-Luga is located on Russia’s border with the EU. Now, Rosmorport is implementing the port’s dredging project to deepen the harbor and a 3.7km approach canal to 17.5 meters. The port will become the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable of accommodating 75,000dwt bulkers and 120,000dwt tankers. Today, the port has six fully operating terminals (nine more to be commissioned soon). Overall, there will be 19 terminals commissioned by 2018.