MPC Yug-2 participates in tender for transshipment of Volkswagen automobiles
Multi-purpose transshipment complex Yug-2 (Ust-Luga, Leningrad region) has participated in the tender for transshipment of Volkswagen automobiles, PortNews IAA journalist cites Andrei Titov, Acting Director General of Ust-Luga Sea Merchant Port (complex operator) as saying at the VI annual international conference Trilogy held in St. Petersburg.
No details of the tender have been disclosed by Titov.
The construction of Yug-2 complex was started in 2006, the project facilities will be put into operation in several stages. The start-up facility of Yug-2 was launched in 2008. The investment plan provides for allocations till 2016. Total investment into the project will amount to some RUR 11.8 bln. The project implementation will bring 495 new jobs.
By 2018 the terminal is expected to increase its annual handling capacity to 350,000 of automobiles, 240,000 containers, 25,000 ro-ro cargo and 800,000 tons of general cargo, the release reads.
