Public Council of Russia’s Transport Ministry supports construction of Taman Dry Bulk Port
Public Council of Russia’s Transport Ministry held today has supported the necessity to build the new dry cargo district of port Taman, IAA PortNews journalist reports from the meeting.
The project implementation is supposed to contribute to Crimea development, the meeting participants say.
According to Deputy Transport Minister Victor Olersky, transport infrastructure of the Kerch Strait passage is to be linked to that of the dry cargo district in Taman.
The official says that integrated approaches to the dry port and to the bridge will cost some RUB 25 bln.
The project is also said to have the highest efficiency factor as compared with other seaport projects: RUB 2,430 of total investments and RUB 810 from the federal budget is needed for one extra tonne of cargo.
According to the plans announced at the meeting, the first phase of the dry cargo district is to be put into operation in 2017 with the port to become fully operational in 2025.
The project on creation of the new dry cargo district of port Taman implies the construction of facilities at Taman peninsula (Krasnodar Territory) capable of handling 94 mt of dry cargo per year.
The project implementation has been foreseen by all strategic programmes and budget planning documents from 2008: Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation till 2030; Strategy for the development of seaport infrastructure till 2030; federal special-purpose programme Development of Russia’s Transport System (2010-2020).
The project is being implemented through the private-public partnership (PPP) and comprises the construction of new cargo handling port complexes (marine terminals) intended for transshipment of dry bulk and loose cargo (coal, mineral fertilizers, sulphur, iron ore and iron ore concentrate, grain), general cargo (steel) and containerized cargo financed by private investors and the facilities of federal ownership - hydraulic facilities, utility and power supply facilities as well as railways, highways and marine approaches financed by the federal budget. The agreements of intent to participate in the project on construction of a new dry cargo district in port Taman have been signed with Global Ports Investments PLC, EuroChem OJSC, United Grain Company OJSC, UCL Port B.V., METALLOINVEST LLC, Siberian Coal Energy Company OJSC, Crimean Logistic Terminal LLC, Rusal OJSC, Gazprom Export LLC, Coal Company Kuzbassrazrezugol OJSC.
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