Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has viewed the show case of port Bronka (Saint-Petersburg) at the Transport Week – 2014 exhibition. According to IAA PortNews reporter, Director General of project investor Fenix LLC Dmitry Mikhalchenko told the Prime Minister that the port would accept the first vessel in September.
“A number of agreements have been signed with shipping lines on calling at MMPK Bronka”, he informed.
Dmitry Mikhalchenko says the new port plans to handle up to 5 mln TEUs per year.
Dmitry Medvedev asked about the prospects for the project returns and highly praised the rates of the project implementation.
The Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) is being built on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the place where the dam and the ring road border the territory of Lomonosov. The Bronka Complex 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 1.176 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 the ferries of Finnstar class.
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.
Implementation of the Bronka project will bring 2,300 work places at sea terminals alone. 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 due to a multiplier effect – RUB 5.1 bn), the federal budget will get RUB 2.0 billion a year (RUB 5.9bn).
MMPK Bronka is to be put into operation in September 2015.
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