The German automobile logistics provider BLG Logistics and LLC Fenix, owner and operator of Port Bronka, signed a long lasting cooperation agreement for the handling of automobiles via the Port of Bronka, LLC Fenix says in a press release.
Starting with a terminal capacity of 6.000 units, BLG will move their terminal activities in Russia from the City Port in St. Petersburg to the newly build Port Bronka at Lomonosov District, which is also a part of the “Big Port of St. Petersburg”.
The state of the art terminal at Port Bronka was opened in December 2015 at a total area of approximately 120 hectare.
With a direct connection to the ring road and six berths for sea going vessels as well as a direct rail connection at the terminal,Port Bronka offers ideal conditions for the import and export of automobiles and other kinds of RoRo cargo. The joint activities of BLG and Fenix are initially based on automobiles of Volkswagen Group Russia, which recently nominated BLG for port handling services in Bronka.
BLG and Fenix agreed upon starting the automobile business at a 12 hectare area and 25 truck loading / unloading bays and to consequently develop the scope of service offered at Port Bronka.
With start of the operation BLG will also increase the number of employees and will hire new employees mainly from Lomonosov District.
The capacity of Bronka’s Phase 1 is 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. In the 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 MSCC Bronka will be able to accommodate Post-Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class. 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).