JSC Ust-Luga

Phone: +7 (812) 334-16-81, доб. 1160
Fax: +7 (812) 334-16-75,
E-mail: t.pauk@ust-luga.ru
Homepage: www.ust-luga.ru

GENERAL INFORMATION

The multipurpose Ust-Luga sea merchant port is under construction in the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland. The capacity of the port is up to 120 mln tons of various cargoes per year. By 2010 the cargo turnover of Ust-Luga port is expected to amount to 50 mln tons.

Ust-Luga port is situated practically at the border of the Russian Federation and the European Union. It blends in with the transportation network of the Northwest region that plays a significant role in organization of transit shipments within the frames of the European transport infrastructure.

The deep water area of the port (16 m) together with the short ship channel (3.7 km) make Ust-Luga port the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea capable of admitting dry-cargo vessels with the deadweight of up to 75 thous. tons and liquid cargo carriers with the deadweight of up to 120 thous. tons. The second ship channel providing roundabout ship traffic will be built by 2010.

The year-round operation with a short ice channeling period (40 days only) is an indisputable competitive advantage of Ust-Luga port. Besides, an icebreaker assistance will be needed only in the heaviest frost. In ordinary winters in-channel operation can be carried out with an ice-class tug. A significant advantage of the new port is the fact that the cargo flows go to the port by-passing the extremely congested transport hub of Saint Petersburg. With direct involvement of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation and «Russian railways» JSC active work is already under way to reconstruct external approaches to the port, motorways and railway tracks connecting Ust-Luga port with major traffic arteries. Due to reserve territories Ust-Luga port can develop northward in the direction of Soika peninsula.

Ust-Luga port is being built as a universal port. The multipurpose terminals and operating zones will provide services of transshipment and additional handling of more than 20 categories of cargoes. Due to application of modern technologies and equipment the terminals will be able to meet competitive services terms.

There are four terminals currently working in Ust-Luga port: a coal transshipment terminal, a sulfur transshipment terminal, a motor-railroad ferry complex and a Universal transloading complex. The port is involved in active construction of the Multipurpose «Yug-2» complex, container and bunkering terminals, complexes for transshipment of general cargoes, bulk cargoes, liquefied gas and others.

SHORT SEA SHIPPING INFORMATION

Not available

TYPE OF BUSINESS

  Goods handling        Port authority        Other      

OWNERSHIP

  Private        Public        Public and private      

TRANSHIPMENT ALTERNATIVES

  Road        Rail        Inland waterways        Feeder      

INFRASTRUCTURE

RoRo/Ferries	Number of berths	Max draught (m)
Goods	not available	not available
Passenger	not available	not available
LoLo			Number of cranes	Max lifting capacity
Container	not available	not available	not available	not available
General Cargo	not available	not available	not available	not available
Break bulk	not available	not available	not available	not available
Bulk			Main type of commodities
Dry	not available	not available	not available
Liquid	not available	not available	not available
Cruise	not available	not available
Other	not available	not available

Source: BPO