Port of Bronka - multifunctional sea transshipment complex

In the Gulf of Finland, a new sea port is being built - Bronka, adapted to receive modern container and ferry-type sea vessels. This project is implemented within the framework of the Concept for the development of the outposts of St. Petersburg. The customers are the government of the Northern Capital and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

History

The idea to build a port appeared in 2003. Even after the development of the project, the authorities of St. Petersburg put forward additional requirements, which pushed the start date of construction for an indefinite period. The conductors at that time were the companies of ZAO RosEvroTrans and Neste St.Petersburg.

However, in 2006, the co-owners of the "Baltic Transport Systems" (one of the two founders of CJSC RosEuroTrans) died in a car accident. The project was taken up by the company Forum, which for this purpose in 2008 created a subsidiary company LLC Phoenix. The project and working documentation were created by GT Morstroy.

The construction of the coastal infrastructure began in 2011. At that time the port of Bronka was recognized as a strategically important object for the transport system of Russia. In 2011-2014 the construction of pile foundations at berths No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 was completed. We began to erect buildings of supervisory and control bodies, houses for dockers, and finished the system of autonomous firefighting.

We began work on the bottom. By September 2015, builders are planning to reach the depth of the approach channel at 11 meters.

In 2013, in order to partially compensate for the harm caused to the environment by the construction of the MMPK "Bronka", 10,000 fish of the Ladoga Palia species were released into the reservoirs of the Leningrad Region. This action was financed by LLC "Phoenix", as part of a program to compensate damage from construction. The program itself is designed for 5 years.

Advantages of transport interchanges

One of the potential competitors, Ust-Luga, was built recently (put into operation in 2001) and meets the modern needs of freight carriers. But he has a big drawback: he is far from St. Petersburg.

In addition, the transport communication of Ust-Luga leaves much to be desired - the quality of the highway is far from ideal, plus the South and North sections are heavily loaded now, and the density of cars will only increase with time.

The second working sea port (St. Petersburg justifies its nickname of the Northern Capital) looks better on this background - but the exit to the Ring Road from its terminals goes through the WHSD, and the WHSD has a direct exit only to the I and II freight areas. Fur, which go to the III and IV zones, must travel through the city blocks, which can not be beneficial for drivers or for the population.

Sea and land entrances

Port Bronka these shortcomings is stripped. In 2013, it was connected to the ring road. From the land to it leads the A-120 and the Ring Road. KAD-2 is also close enough.

The export of goods by rail is possible in several main directions: through the stations of Kotly and Weimarn, along the railway line of the Gatchina direction, through the station MGA.

After the completion of the construction of the sea multifunctional transshipment complex "Bronka" will be able to service container ships and cargo-passenger ferries. These include:

• CKH-1500 (Atlantic Lady);
• CKH-2500 (Cap Ducato);
• Panamax (Wan Hai 501);
• Post Panamax (Wan Hai 501).

Economic efficiency

The port of Bronka will take the first ships in September 2015 - at least, this is sure Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. In his opinion, the transport sphere is very profitable and promising - there is a lot of money going around here, and the commissioning of another port will increase the income and potential of the country as a whole.

At the same time, this is the solution to the problem of Fur. With the commissioning of MMPK "Bronka" will greatly reduce the loading of the Big Seaport (St. Petersburg), it will be reloaded with cargo transshipment, which is still carried out practically in the center of the city. Also expected to be 2,300 new jobs.

By the time the first terminal is put into operation, the volume of investments will reach 43 billion rubles. Direct annual tax payments totaling 3.7 billion rubles, and indirect revenues to the budget will amount to 11 billion rubles.

Ecology

The issues of ecology and the influence of the port under construction on nature continue to cause discussion. On the one hand, such a large-scale project can not but have an effect on the biosystems that have developed in the region. On the other hand, serious efforts are being made to reduce the negative impact of the construction to a minimum.

In particular, at the 16th International Economic Forum "Baltic Sea Day", a speech was delivered by V.F. Shuisky, in which it was noted that in 2013-2014 more than 166 thousand young Ladoga palia were grown and released to Ladoga Lake . In 2015, it is planned to produce more than 196 thousand.

Experts note that the measures taken have allowed to minimize the impact on the environment, the environmental safety of construction is quite high.

Lomonosov

The city is the former domain of Prince AD. Menshikov, a comrade-in-arms of Peter I. He is near Bronka - close enough that the crew and passengers of incoming ships can see it. Lomonosov was also included in the number of "objects of concern" for the leaders of the project "Bronka" - in particular, in the city it was planned to plant 17 plots and plant 977 oak seedlings.

Forecasts

Up to now, more than 80% of the market for stevedoring services belonged to Global Ports - they controlled Petrolesport, the First Container Terminal and Moby Dick, as well as the only container terminal in Ust-Luga.

The beginning of the construction of MMPG "Bronka" heralds the end of this monopoly. According to the forecasts of the DP experts, first of all the new port will pull the cargo from the historical part of St. Petersburg, after - from the Baltic States, and only later - from Finland.

One of the main trends in the Baltics today is the use of vessels with a higher payload capacity. It is caused by the introduction of the so-called sulfur directive - it forces the shipping companies to use cleaner, accordingly, more expensive fuel.

As a result, transportation tariffs can grow by 15-20%, many ship owners will use large-capacity ships to save money. And this gives advantages to ports that have a deep approach channel, including Bronke.

Different points of view and the level of congestion of the St. Petersburg terminals. On the part of the investors of the port under construction, opinions were voiced about reloading, while representatives of Global Ports talk about a "comfortable" amount of work - that is, existing capacities are occupied by about 75%.

The new sea transshipment complex has many advantages: a large depth of the canal (this is a serious factor in the competition), a vast territory, accessibility (convenient road and railroad interchange), a short way from the receiving buoy to the port water area.

Thanks to these factors, the construction of the MMGG complex "Bronka" attracts a lot of attention. However, all these advantages will make sense only if the new port introduces low tariffs for servicing, warehousing and customs clearance and radically raise the level of culture of port services.

How to share customers

The expected capacity of Bronchi after the launch of the first terminal is 1.45 million TEU. By 2022, 3 million TEU per year. Customers of the nearest Russian ports can pass to this port. From the Finnish side, the terminal in Helsinki is quite competitive, but others are in the risk zone - in fact about 15% of Russian ships are unloaded there. There is a very real chance that after the launch of the Bronchi they will use it.