Marine Façade (Saint-Petersburg) to host 7 cruise ships simultaneously on June 20, 2013
On June 20, 2013, JSC Passenger Port St. Petersburg "Marine Façade" will simultaneously host 7 cruise ships, IAA PortNews learnt from Serik Zhusupov, President of Managing Company “Marine Façade”. According to him, some 14,700 tourists and over 9,000 crew members will pass the passenger terminal. “It is going to be the third large-scale call on the port in the navigation of 2013,” added Zhusupov.
Marine Façade expects passenger turnover to hit 1 mln with a number of calls growing by 9% to 240 in 2013.
JSC Passenger Port St. Petersburg "Marine Façade" is in the ownership of the city of St. Petersburg and is the largest passenger seaport in Russia. Construction of Marine Façade began in 2006. The port can accommodate cruise and ferry ships of up to 311 m long and with a draft of up to 9 m. The length and depth of new access channels - 10 km and 11 m, accordingly. The port operates seven piers. The quay wall length – 2,171.06 m.
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