On June 25, 2015, representatives of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern business community and the port of Sassnitz (Germany) were told about the construction of the Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex "Bronka" (MSCC Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg) by Denis Misevich, Commercial Director of Bronka project investor Fenix LLC, IAA PortNews journalist reports.
Harm Sievers, Managing Director of port Sassnitz, highly praised the prospects of MSCC Bronka. Among the advantages of port Bronka he marked its unique depth (-14.4 m), lots of space opportunities , state-of-the-art equipment and well developed infrastructure.
“Convenient location of the port will let vessels save 4-6 hours as compared with their way to Saint-Petersburg,” said Harm Sievers.
The visit to MSCC Bronka was arranged within the framework of the Days of German Economy in the Leningrad Region held on June 24-25, 2015. The delegation included the representatives of the Rostock Chamber of Industry and Commerce, stevedoring and shipping companies, ports.
Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex "Bronka" (MSCC 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 Bronka Complex will comprise three specialized facilities: a container terminal encompassing 107 hectares, the Ro-Ro terminal of 57 ha and a logistics center of 42 ha. Container terminal will have 1.176 m-long quay wall (including 5 berths). The length of Ro-Ro terminal's dock line will be 630 meters (3 berths). After completion of Bronka Phase 1 its capacity will reach 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. In future the MSCC Bronka expansion will help increase the facility's container throughput to 1.9 million TEUs. Upon completion of the port's construction and dredging to the design mark of 14,4 meters in 2015 MSCC Bronka will be able to accommodate Post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class.
Implementation of the Bronka project is expected to generate 2,300 jobs at its marine terminals alone.
The launch of MSCC Bronka operations is scheduled for September 2015.
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