Passenger Port of St. Petersburg to work at its full capacity three times in summer navigation of 2015

Passenger Port of St. Petersburg is going to work at its full capacity three times in summer navigation of 2015, which means 7 vessels bringing some 15,000 passengers to be simultaneously docked at the berths of "Marine Façade", IAA PortNews reporter cites Serik Zhusupov, head of JSC Passenger Port of St. Petersburg "Marine Façade" as telling journalists.

All these calls are expected in July (on July 1, 18 and 21), Serik Zhusupov said. 

According to him, the amount of additional services provided to vessels such as fresh water bunkering, waste water and garbage reception will increase on average by 5%. Higher revenue and EBIDTA are anticipated as well.

The 2015 summer cruise season at Passenger port of Saint Petersburg will begin on May 2^ndwith the call of Costa Pacifica cruise ship, Carnival Corporation and plc, that will bring over 3 000 passengers. During the season at least 232 cruise vessel calls are expected, and the total passenger traffic of 498 000 people will exceed the 2014 figure by 3%. The final vessel call of the season is on October 19^th 2015, when Marco Polo cruise ship of Global Cruises visits Passenger port of Saint Petersburg.

In 2015 the Port expects to welcome three of the largest cruise ships that are 330 meters long – apart from Royal Princess that visited St. Petersburg last year, other vessels of the same class are coming: Regal Princess and Britannia. In total 14 vessels will make their maiden calls to Passenger port of Saint Petersburg – almost twice as much as the year before.

JSC Passenger Port of St. Petersburg "Marine Façade" is in the ownership of the city of St. Petersburg and is the largest passenger seaport in Russia. Construction of Marine Façade began in 2006. The port can accommodate cruise and ferry ships of up to 311 m long and with a draft of up to 8.8 m. The length and depth of new access channels - 10 km and 11 m, accordingly. The port operates seven piers. The quay wall length – 2,171.06 m.

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