In January 2009, commercial seaport Ust-Luga handled 706,900 tonnes of cargo (up 9.4 times, year-on-year) with turnover of vessels amounting to 60 units, the port informs.
Multipurpose commercial seaport Ust-Luga is situated practically at the border of the Russian Federation and the European Union. The deep water area of the port (16 m) together with the short ship channel (3.7 km) make Ust-Luga port the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable of admitting dry-cargo vessels with the deadweight of up to 75,000 tonnes and liquid cargo carriers with the deadweight of up to 120,000 tonnes. The second ship channel providing roundabout ship traffic will be built by 2010. By 2010 the cargo turnover of Ust-Luga port is expected to amount to 50 mln tonnes.