Posted on December 1, 2016
The exhibition booth of MSCC Bronka (Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg) was visited by RF Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, Aide to the President of Russia Igor Levitin and Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov, IAA PortNews correspondent reports from Transport Week-2016 in Moscow.
The port representatives reported on successful completion of the project’s first phase targeted at transshipment of 1,450,000 TEUs and 150,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes as well as the second phase of the dredging works at the access canal to MSCC Bronka (up to -14.4 m).
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).
Source: PortNews
