The group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” is the largest group of stevedoring companies in Saint-Petersburg port and the North-West of Russia. Founded on the base of Leningrad Sea Commercial Port, the group of companies has enjoyed successful development in the market environment.
The group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” is a part of UNIVERSAL CARGO LOGISTICS HOLDING BV, incorporating the controlling interests of Multipurpose reloading Complex in Ust-Luga, Tuapse and Taganrog Sea Commercial Ports, Volga and North-Western Shipping companies and a number of shipping and shipbuilding assets. The development strategy of the holding aims at the consolidation and development of transport assets, including the ones related to the transportation by sea, river, railway and stevedoring business.
“Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” renders full spectrum of stevedoring services round the clock 365 days a year. All types of cargoes are accepted for operations.
The port can accommodate vessels with the deadweight up to 60 thousand tons and draft up to 11 m. Design bureau and production engineering service of Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg have a long-term experience in working out operational charts and production of devices for handling of non-standard cargoes. The Port has a well-developed infrastructure, which includes railway lines and crane rails, automobile roads, engineering communications, repair workshops, fueling stations, water treatment facilities. The group of companies includes energy service company that provides the corresponding range of services.
In 2009 the companies of the group handled 11.5 mln. tons of cargoes. The share of the group in the total turnover of the Greater Port of Saint-Petersburg came to approximately 20%.
More than 2000 companies from Russia, CIS countries, from far and near abroad choose the companies of the group “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”. The main success factors are professional employees, modern technical equipment, high level of cargo handling, convenient location and well-developed infrastructure of the territories.
More than 2000 companies from Russia, CIS countries, from far and near abroad choose the companies of the group “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”. The main success factors are professional employees, modern technical equipment, high level of cargo handling, convenient location and well-developed infrastructure of the territories.
The companies of the group operate on the berths leased from the Port Authority and Rosmorport with the use of their own handling equipment.
At its disposal “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” has 36 berths with the total length of 6.5 km, roofed storage area of 55 thousand sq. m, outdoor storage grounds of 600 thousand sq. m, over 80 gantry cranes up to 40 tons hoisting capacity, a floating crane of 300 tons capacity, more than 300 different specialized loading mechanisms. The total number of employees of the entire group is over three and a half thousand people.
Structure of cargo turnover (Diagram)
The port’s geographical coordinates are:
Latitude 59 degrees 54 minutes North;
Longitude 30 degrees 15 minutes East.
State border of Russian Federation goes along the territory of the Greater Port of Saint-Petersburg. There are border, customs posts; posts of veterinary and phyto-control here.
Navigation lasts all the year round. From the end of November till the beginning of April the Nevsky bay is covered with ice. During this period sailing of vessels to and out of the port is assisted by ice-breakers.
