Construction of the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) is a breakthrough project for St. Petersburg, a Rosmorrechflot official said on Friday.
Alexander Poshivay, deputy head of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) said at a meeting of the Maritime Council of the Government of St. Petersburg that the project of outer harbour Bronka will allow shifting of bulk cargo flows from the main part of St. Petersburg and ease up traffic in the city.
"Bronka has become a real port," Alexander Poshivay was quoted by PortNews correspondent as saying.
The Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) is being built on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, where the dam and the ring road border the territory of Lomonosov. The Marine Multipurpose 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).
The Bronka Phase 1 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 FINNSTAR class ferries of. The first ship call is expected in 2014.
Private investors are expected to inject nearly RUB 43.7 billion in the construction of their facilities. The Russian Government appropriated nearly RUB 15.2 billion for the project.
Implementation of the MMPK Bronka project will help generate at least 2,300 jobs at sea terminals alone. Upon completion of the outer harbor facilities annual direct tax payments to the budget of St. Petersburg is expected to reach RUB 1.7 billion (plus indirect tax – RUB 5.1 bn). The federal budget will get RUB 2.0 billion / RUB 5.9bn a year.