ST PETERSBURG's new EUR1.17 billion (US$1.3 billion) outlying deepwater port of Bronka that commences operations in September is becoming a member of Germany's Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM).
New Russian port of Bronka to join German Port of Hamburg MarketingST PETERSBURG's new EUR1.17 billion (US$1.3 billion) outlying deepwater port of Bronka that commences operations in September is becoming a member of Germany's Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM).
Multi-purpose Baltic port Bronka handles ro-ro, break bulk, containers and project cargo. It is equipped with a 1.45 million TEU capacity container terminal, ro/ro terminal for handling 260,000 units and a 1,430-metre quay.
"The Port of Bronka has excellent development prospects. Situated at the gates of St Petersburg, it is very easily accessible by sea and very well linked with its Russian hinterland. Hamburg is today already of great significance for Russia's seaborne foreign trade and closely connected with the Baltic region via the Kiel Canal," said Bronka port's managing director Dmitry Mikhaltschenko at the transport logistic trade fair in Munich.
"Membership of Port of Hamburg Marketing opens up superb opportunities for us to build up contacts with shipping, transport and logistics companies as well as importing and exporting firms in trade and industry.
"Initially we shall concentrate on rapidly making the deepwater port of Bronka with its extensive range of cargo handling and logistic capacities widely known internationally. HHM will be supporting us in that," explained Mr Mikhalschenko.
"Bronka will be making a major contribution towards relieving the at times very heavily utilised Russian port centres, and will ideally complement the obsolescent municipal Port of St Petersburg."
The Port of Hamburg reported total throughput of 12.5 million tons in seaborne cargo traffic and 662,000 TEU with Russian ports in 2014, a statement from the German port authority said.