Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Luga joins Baltic Ports Organization

Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Luga has confirmed its membership of the Baltic Ports Organization (BPO) today, 9 December 2016. Ust-Luga is thus the only Russian port to join BPO which includes the most significant ports in the nine countries surrounding the Baltic Sea. Among them are Stockholm, Copenhagen, Kiel, Turku, Kotka etc.

The Baltic Ports Organization is a regional ports organization inspiring and supporting its members while cooperating pro-actively with relevant partners. BPO was established on October 10, 1991, in Copenhagen, with an aim to facilitate cooperation among the ports and to monitor and improve the possibilities for shipping in the Baltic Sea region. The organization's mission is to contribute to economic, social and environmental sustainable development of maritime transport and the port industry in the Baltic Sea region, thereby strengthening its global competitiveness.

“Having joined the organization we obtain an access to many solutions based on the range of BPO possibilities and can use the analytical information generated by BPO. The Baltic Ports Organization participates in all notable professional conferences and represents the interests of the Baltic Sea ports in the EU institutions and other significant organizations. Besides, BPO arranges its own specialized conferences and seminars focused on operation and management of ports, as well as impact of ports’ activities on the environment. This provides excellent opportunities for professional interaction”, said Oleg Dekhtyar’, Deputy Director General of Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Luga.

Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Luga OJSC is a stevedoring company operating multipurpose terminal YUG-2 and Auto-Railway Ferry Terminal.

Ust-Luga port is situated practically at the border of the Russian Federation and the European Union. The deep water area of the port (17.5 m) together with the approach channel (3.7 km) make Ust-Luga port the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea able accommodate dry-cargo vessels with the deadweight of up to 75,000 tonnes and liquid cargo carriers with the deadweight of up to 160,000 tonnes.