RF Transport Minister sets out priorities for 2015
RF Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov has set out the priorities for 2015. As IAA PortNews journalist reports from the VIII International Forum and Exhibition “Transport of Russia” being held in Moscow, the minister emphasized the following projects: construction of the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (Saint-Petersburg), construction of Losevo-Kamennogorsk railway branch and development of seaports of the Azov - Black Sea Basin.
He also underlined the necessity to commence the construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway.
The Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) is being built on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the place where the dam and the ring road border the territory of Lomonosov. The Bronka Complex will comprise three specialized facilities: a container terminal encompassing 107 hectares, Ro-Ro terminal of 57 ha and logistics center of 42 ha. Container terminal will feature the 1.176 m-long waterfront (including 5 berths). The waterfront of rolling cargo terminal will be 630 meters (3 berths). The Bronka Phase 1 capacity is projected to be 1.45 million TEUs and 260,000 units of Ro-Ro cargoes. The facility’s container throughput is planned to be increased to 1.9 million TEUs. The Bronka Multipurpose Complex will be able to handle Panamax containerships and the ferries of Finnstar class.
Private investors are expected to inject nearly RUB 43.7 billion in the project with the Russian Government investment at some RUB 15.2 billion.
Implementation of the Bronka project will bring 2,300 work places at sea terminals alone. Upon completion of the outer harbor facilities annual direct tax payments to the budget of St. Petersburg will be at RUB 1.7 billion (plus indirect tax due to a multiplier effect – RUB 5.1 bn), the federal budget will get RUB 2.0 billion a year (RUB 5.9bn).
MMPK Bronka is to be put into operation in September 2015.
The new dry cargo district of port Taman will be built at Taman peninsula (Krasnodar Territory) through the private-public partnership (PPP). The port will be integrated into the system of the North-South international transport corridor. Federal Target Program "Development of Transport System of Russia, 2010 – 2020" is the background for the construction.
The following facilities are planned to be built within the framework of the project: marine container terminals, terminals for transshipment of coal, grain, iron-ore concentrate, mineral fertilizers; hydraulic engineering facilities (approach canal, external protection structures, berths for transshipment complexes and service fleet); rail / highway / engineering infrastructure facilities.
By 2025, the new dry cargo district in the port of Taman is expected to handle 94 mln t of cargo per year.
State expert approval for the project was obtained in May 2014, earlier reports say.
Losevo-Kamennogorsk railway branch is a key project in organization of the high-speed train operation between Saint-Petersburg and Helsinki. The fist stage of the complex investment project Organization of high-speed passenger traffic at St. Petersburg – Buslovskaya line was implemented in 2010 – Allegro high-speed train launched.
It is one of the largest projects on railway infrastructure development being implemented under private-public partnership with participation of Russia’s Investment Fund. Total volume of investment is to make RUB 80 bln including RUB 27.8 bln to be allocated by the federal investment fund.
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