The limits of Ust-Luga seaport (Leningrad region) have been defined by the order of the RF Government No 698-r dated May 20, 2009, press center of Company Ust-Luga OJSC reports.
Draft acts of the Federal Government on defining limits for 66 seaports are being developed according to Article 5 of the Law on Seaports in the Russian Federation.
Ust-Luga port 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.
Draft acts of the Federal Government on defining limits for 66 seaports are being developed according to Article 5 of the Law on Seaports in the Russian Federation.
Ust-Luga port 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.