Piled foundation for wing of berth No 8 completed at Bronka construction site
The construction of the front row of the piled foundation for the wing of the berth No 8 has been completed at the construction site of Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg). According to press center of the project investor Fenix LLC, 101 piles are installed at the depth of 19 meters.
The wing of the berth No 8 will be used for the anchorage of the auxiliary fleet and serve as eastern end of the Complex waterfront.
According to the project developed by GT Morstroy CJSC, when building the berth No8, pipe sheet piles will be used for the anchor row as soft soil lenses are revealed at the berth foundation. This will let the moorage wall sustain the design load from the berths and moored vessels.
90 pipe sheet piles produced by Vyborg Shipyard OJSC will be installed to the depth of 19 meters.
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).
