On May 16, 2016, Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka (MSCC Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg) welcomed a ro-ro/passenger ferry Finnstar owned by Finnlines on her regular call to the port, says Bronka project investor Fenix LLC.
According to the statement, the ship delivered new vehicles and equipment and was loaded with grain combine harvesters.
The port says Finnstar Captain praised the convenience of the access channel and the mooring area, high level and promptness of cargo handling operations.
Ro-pax ferry Finnstar has 12 decks and can accommodate up to 550 passengers. Her length is 218.8 m, breadth – 30.5 m. Total capacity – 4,216 linear metres. As of today, it is the largest vessel to call the new deepwater port Bronka.
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 a 1,220 m-long quay wall (including 5 berths). The length of Ro-Ro terminal's dock line will be 710 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 first liner vessel called to Bronka on the 8th of September 2015.