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2016 July 18   12:24

Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg welcomed 10 cruise ships last week (photo)

Between 11-17 of July Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg received 10 cruise ships which brought 22,856 passengers. The total berth time of the ships is 20 ship-days, total amount of passenger operations – 85,650.

Services provided to ships:
Fresh water bunkering – 2,877  m3
Garbage collection – 236 m3
Waste-waters reception – 3,074 m3

In the indicated period 5 helicopters have used the helipad of Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg for landing and take-off.

On July 17th, the 20-serial television feature series "The Bridge" (the film company "Petrofilm Production") was shoot  at the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg.

This week's highest quantity of ships in Port was 6, on July 13th.

Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg «Marine Façade» PLC 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 330 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-side length – 2,171.06 m.