On 29 December 2016, Morstroytechnology received approval from the Main Department of State Expertise for the engineering survey work, project documentation and also for verification of budget calculation accuracy for the “Construction of maritime port infrastructure at the Kaliningrad sea port. An international sea terminal for the receiving of cruise and passenger/freight vessels in the town of Pionerskiy, Kaliningrad oblast’.”
This project is being implemented as part of the Maritime Transport sub-programme of the federal Development of Russia’s Transport System (2010-2020), and to carry out President Vladimir Putin’s presidential mandate № Пр-2368 dated 5 October 2013, and Russian Federation Government mandate № АД-П9-7317 dated 14 October 2013 on the construction of an international sea terminal. Rosmorrechflot, the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport, is the state ordering body, Rosmorport is responsible for the construction work, and the main design bureau is Morstroytechnology.
The project envisages the construction of quays for the docking of cruise ships and ferries, protective sea defenses, and a new layout for the port territory, as well as other elements of port infrastructure and a border crossing point for entry and exit to and from the Russian Federation.
The design of the buildings and facilities for the border checkpoint and for security checks on passengers, vehicles, goods and cargo arriving by ship has been carried out in accordance with the technical requirements of the Russian Border Agency, and all approvals from state controlling bodies have been received.
The layout for the international sea terminal involves the quay facilities being situated as close as possible to the existing coastline, which will enable the sea defenses to be as compact as possible, and for them to be constructed in the shelter of the northern breakwater.
The international sea terminal’s passenger capacity is in line with the requirements stipulated in the state order, and will be not less than 302 800 passengers annually, with a goods- and freight-handling capacity of at least 80 000 freight units per annum.
The international sea terminal is designed to serve transit passengers, tourists, roadfreight and road tourists in equal measure, and is structured as an international passenger and road transport terminal. The terminal will also occasionally service coastal vessels.
The project divides construction work into 3 phases: phase 1 will enable servicing of cruise ships and is scheduled to enter service in June 2018. Phase 2 will add ferry traffic associated with the construction site behind the ship repair yard, and phase 3, scheduled for August 2017, will enable full-scale servicing of ferry traffic.