The Primorsky Universal transshipment complex has signed an agreement with the Russian federal agency FSUE Rosmorport for the construction of a deepwater universal port at Vyborg in the Leningrad region, according to FleetMon.

It stated: “The Primorsky Universal transshipment complex has signed an agreement with the Russian federal agency FSUE Rosmorport for the construction of a deepwater universal port at Vyborg in the Leningrad region. This will be the largest investment project of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea.

“The construction of this terminal is expected to end by 2024, with trial runs starting in 2025 and the project will achieve complete functionality in 2030. This Primorsky transshipment complex in the Baltic basin will be capable of handling general cargo ships, bulkers, bulkers, and RORO vessels of up to 150,000 dwt.

“The terminal will also be handling container vessels with a capacity of up to 2,000,000 tons and upon achieving full functionality, the Primorsky UPK will have the potential to handle 65mn tons of cargo annually. When the deepwater port complex is completed, the transshipment terminal and the Primorsky port complex will account for 20% of the annual cargo volume of Russian seaports in the Baltic Sea. The seaport will use new systems for loading, storage, and transshipment of the bulk cargo. The facilities employed are also reported to be environment friendly, with no dusting and noise pollution.

“The construction of this facility is primarily to reorient Russian foreign trade cargo from seaports of the Baltic sea and therefore develop the potential for Russian exports. To this end, a considerable investment is being made into this project, with the integration of a high-speed four-lane highway and a high-speed railway infrastructure. A complete regional bypass of the area by the mainstream railway is being planned along with the construction of a northeastern railway bypass to avoid the busy St.
“Petersburg so that the cargo flow could be streamlined. The project will include the construction of a residential area to house 12000 people. The project will create approximately 6000 new jobs at the terminals in Primorsk seaport, which is currently the largest oil-loading port of Russia in the Baltic.”