RF Government has issued a Decree providing for introduction of amendments into the territorial planning scheme of the Russian Federation for the development of federal transport and federal highways.
According to the document, a container terminal capable of handling 2.2 mln t of cargo per year is to be built in Baltijsk (Kaliningrad Region), an international passenger terminal is to be built at Pionersky (capacity: up to 250,000 cruise passengers and up to 1 mln ferry passengers per year), as well as a yacht marina at Pionersky.
The second phase of port infrastructure development implies the construction of a deepwater port at Yantarny with total capacity of 50 mln t per year. The port’s container terminal will be able to handle 25 mln t per year, a liquid bulk cargo terminal (4.9 mln t per year), RO-RO terminal (2 mln t), general cargo terminal (6.1 mln t) and an LNG terminal at Zelenogradsk (2.3 mln t).
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