Development of Port Infrastructure Facilities and Fleet of the North-Eastern Basin Branch

Investment Projects Implemented by the Vanino Branch

Projects Planned and Being Implemented by the Vanino Branch

 

 

Investment Projects Implemented by the Vanino Branch

 

     One of the main activities of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Vanino Branch is implementation of federal investment programs, as well as capital investment programs of FSUE “Rosmorport”, aimed at development of federal facilities of port infrastructure in the seaports of De-Kastri, Lazareva Cape, Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Okhotsk, Sovetskaya Gavan, and Vanino.

     In this aspect, since 2003 to the present time the Vanino Branch within implementation of the construction customer’s functions has completed the following investment projects aimed at improving port infrastructure and the quality of services rendered to ship owners, cargo shippers and other consumers in the seaports.


     Seaport of De-Kastri
 

     In 2014 the project for construction of facilities of GMDSS A1 sea area on approaches to the seaport of De-Kastri and VTS in the seaport of De-Kastri was completed. The project implementation allowed to implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, in order to improve maritime safety in the seaport of De-Kastri water area, primarily, the safety of navigation of tankers with oil cargoes proceeding from roadsteads locations where vessels are loaded in the seaport of De-Kastri.

 

Radiotechnical post and approach road Technological module Radiotechnical post De-Kastri VTS Center


     Seaport of Vanino

     In 2011, the first stage of reconstruction of the vessel traffic management system in the seaport of Vanino aimed at increasing the seaport Vanino VTS coverage area, was performed. According to the results of completed construction and installation works, a radio technical post was constructed in the Muchka Bay, obsolete equipment and software were replaced, which allowed to increase the reliability of the system and include the Muchka Bay waters in the seaport of Vanino VTS coverage area.

     In 2012, the second stage of reconstruction of vessel traffic management systems in the seaport of Vanino, aimed at increasing the seaport Vanino VTS coverage area, was performed. According to the results of completed construction and installation works, a radio technical post was constructed on Kekurnaya hill, which allowed to create a system of communication with vessels on distant approaches to the seaport of Vanino and extend the seaport of Vanino VTS area by covering the seaport of Sovetskaya Gavan.

 

     In 2014, project of reconstruction of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System facilities in A1 and A2 sea areas on the approaches to the seaport of Vanino was completed. Implementation of the project, which was aimed at modernization of obsolete equipment, elimination of interference in functioning of the equipment in A1 sea area of the seaport of Vanino water area, expansion A2 sea area equipment operation area, enhanced the quality of GMDSS operation in the Tatar Strait.

Transmitting station at Cape Muchukey-Dua Working station of A1 and A2 central post operator Radiotechnical post at Kekurnaya hill

     In December 2020, in accordance with the permission of Rosmorrechflot № 27-RU27504000-ZD-39/91-2020 dated December 30, 2020 the constructed operational water areas of berths № 1 and № 2 of the transshipment complex and the water area of the turning spot with a total area of 28.7 ha and the bottom mark of -19.3 meters, intended for maneuvering and movement of vessels, were put into operation, which allowed to carry out vessel calls and safe mooring of vessels of SN-115 type with the length of 247 meters, width of 40.8 meters and draught in cargo of 15.25 meters to the berths of the transshipment complex.

Scheme of the constructed object

 

Projects Planned and Being Implemented by the Vanino Branch

 

     Currently, within the implementation of the Federal target program “Development of Transport System of Russia (2010-2015)”, as well as own programs of capital investments for port infrastructure facilities development in the seaports of De-Kastri, Lazareva Cape, Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Okhotsk, Sovetskaya Gavan, and Vanino, the Vanino Branch is implementing the following investment projects in the form of capital investment in coastal and port infrastructure facilities:


     Seaport of Vanino

     - project of reconstruction of “Vanino-Kholmsk” road-railway ferry complex coastal facilities in the seaport of Vanino. The project of reconstruction of the existing ferry complex envisages reconstruction of linkspan bridges located at berths No. 14 and No. 14a, which will allow receiving of design vessels of “CNF11CPD-LMPP-110/5” with the length of 131 m, width of 20.32 m, loaded draft of 6.6 m, design capacity of 30 railway cars or 71 automobiles, and passenger capacity of 150 people. The project implementation will significantly improve passenger and transport ferry connection of Sakhalin with the mainland, given the socio-economic importance of “Vanino-Kholmsk” ferry line to the island. In accordance with the requirements of the Russian environmental protection legislation, the project organization and the Vanino Branch have arranged public hearings for discussion of the project, including the materials on environmental impact. As a result of the discussions, the submitted materials received approval (minutes of public hearings of 15.03.2016 approved by Head of Vanino Municipal District). According to the established procedure, the drafted project documentation was submitted to the State Ecological Expertise, and received a positive conclusion of the State Ecological Expertise Board of 08.09.2016 approved by Order of Directorate of Rosprirodnadzor in the Far-Eastern Federal District No. 531 of 09.09.2016  stating its compliance to the requirements of the environmental protection legislation of the Russian Federation, as well as instructive and methodic documents in the field of environmental protection. Project documentation and the results of engineering survey submitted to Federal Autonomous Establishment “Glavgosexpertisa Rossii” have been returned for finalization. At present, the project documentation, after re-examination by the expert commission of the state ecological expertise, received a positive conclusion dated 04.06.2020, approved by order of the Amur Interregional Administration of Rosprirodnadzor dated 15.06.2020 No. 178. The design documentation and the results of engineering surveys are submitted to the FAU "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia" for state examination.
       In case positive conclusion of the State Expertise Boards is received, and necessary finances are allocated, the construction and installation works are to start in 2022.


Port hydraulic engineering devices in Vanino Seaport Berths 14 and 14a in Vanino Seaport

 

     project for construction of a transport loading and unloading complex on the northern shore of the Muchke Bay for handling coal in the framework of a joint investment project . As to the enterprise's obligations, the investment project envisages dredging works in the waters of berths No. 1 and No. 2 in Vanino Seaport in 2 stages: at the first stage, in the area of 28.7 hectares with bringing the seabed level to -19.3 metres, and at the second stage, in the area of 33.7 hectares with bringing the seabed level to -21.2 metres, in order to make navigation depths safe for approach and mooring of SN-163, SN-115, SN-70 and SN-40 design vessels. Besides, the enterprise is going to arrange anchorage with the area od 10.9 square metres and seabed level of 21 ~ -30 meters to ensure safe mooring of vessels, and install a light at the pier and 6 beacon buoys.

     Implementation of the project will allow to create a contemporary marine terminal for coal handling, which at the first stage (till 2020) will provide coal transshipment in the amount of 12 million tons, and after completion (till 2021) in the amount of 24 million tons. In accordance with the established procedure, the project organization held public hearings to discuss prohect materials including the materials for assessment of environmental impact. As a result of the discussions, the submitted materials were approved taking into account the remarks and suggestions of the citizens (minutes of public hearings of 10.01.2014 approved by Head of the Vanino Municipal District). The project documentation, which was amended according to the results of the public hearings, was submitted to the State Ecologial Expertise Board, and received its positive conclusion of 03.06.2014 approved by Order of Rosprirodnadzor No. 337 of 05.06.2014 stating its compliance to the environmental requirements set by the legislation of the Russian Federation in the filed of environmental protection. The project documentation and the results of the engineering findings submitted to FSI “Glavgosekspertiza of Russia” have also received a positive conclusion of the State Expertise Board No. 1701-14/GGE-8952/04  of 30.12.2014 approved by FSI “Glavgosekspertiza of Russia”. At the same time, on December 30, 2014 Federal Autonomous Establishment “Glavgosexpertisa Rossii” approved positive conclusion No 1708-14/ГГЭ-89/52/10 of December 30, 2014 to check the authenticity of the estimate cost of a capital construction facility according to the project documentation. Based on the received positive conclusions Rosmorrechflot has issued construction permit No 27-RU27504000-НЖ-39/28-2018 of July 13, 2018. Rosmorrechflot issued new construction permits in order to complete the construction and installation work of two construction phases № 27-RU27504000-ZD-39/70-2020 dated November 25, 2020 and № 27-RU27504000-ZD-39/71-2020 dated November 25, 2020, replacing the previously issued permit dated December 30, 2019.
     Due to the reaching the high-altitude position of the coastal alluvial map of the project level and, as a result, the need to change the storage location of the withdrawn bottom soil to the underwater dump, a specialized organization is currently adjusting the project documentation. Amendments to the project design documentation will be submitted in due course for consideration of the state expertise.

     Information on the implementation of the project is available in the section “The Port Infrastructure Facilities”.



     - a project for building the second phase of a transport hub in the seaport of Vanino, in the Muchka Bay. According to the investment project in terms of the enterprise's obligations it is supposed to carry out dredging works in order to create maneuvering zones for vessels near the planned pier No. 5a of the seaport of Vanino with bottom elevations of -17.8 meters on an area of 23.9 hectares, which will allow to carry out safe maneuvering and approach to pier No. 5a of design vessels of SN-210 type of 300 meters length, 50 meters width and draft in cargo of 15.4 meters, as well as install the necessary navigation equipment. The implementation of the project will help increase the capacity of the transport hub for coal transshipment of the amount till 40 million tons per year. At present, a specialized organization is dealing with design works. Subject to the successful completion of the work, receiving positive conclusions of state expertises and required financing, construction-and-assembling operations are planned to start in 2025.




     - a project for building a terminal for transshipment of alumina ore mineral in the seaport of Vanino under the joint investment project . Under the investment project in the chapter of liabilities, the enterprise is planning to carry out dredging operations in the operational water area in the seaport of Vanino in the area of 15 ha to bringing the seabed level to minus 13.6 m in order to assure navigational depths for safe approach and mooring of SN-163, SN-115, SN-70 and SN-40 vessels with deadweight of 35.000-40.000 tons (292 m in length, 45 m in breadth and 17.1 m in load draught) and also install two Kolonna marine lights, replace a marine light on Berth No 3 and install a temporary marine light on Berth No 1. The implementation of the project will allow for creating a modern sea terminal for transshipment of alumina ore mineral. On the first stage it will transship alumina ore mineral in the amount of 1.5 million tons and in full development in the amount of 3 million tons. According to the established procedure under project documentation, public hearings have been held to discuss the project, including its impact on the environment. Based on the results of the hearings (the protocol approved by the Main Administration of the Vanino Municipality October 17, 2017 and the protocol approved by the acting head of the Vanino Municipality July 3, 2018) the presented materials on the impact on the environment have been approved. Based on the results of the state environmental examination, the project documentation received a positive conclusion from the state expert commission as of 18.01.2019, approved by order of the Pacific Maritime Administration of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor) No. 21 as of 18.01.2019. The results of engineering surveys and design documentation are submitted in accordance with the established procedure to FAI "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia". According to the results of their consideration, a positive conclusion of the state examination No. 27-1-1-3-0136-19 as of 17.09.2019 was received. At the same time, a positive conclusion No. 01143-19/GGE-17217/07-01 as of 20.09.2019 on determination of the reliability of the estimated cost of the capital construction facility was received from FAI "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia". The design documentation and results of engineering surveys of the coastal part of the project presented in FAI "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia" also received a positive conclusion from the state expertise. 

     Subject to the receiving of positive conclusions of state expertises and required financing, construction-and-assembling operations are planned to start in the third quarter of 2025.


Проектные решения


     - a project for construction of the building of safety navigation services of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Vanino Branch. Under the project, a three-floor administrative-and-technical building is planned to be constructed with the total area of 1.335 square meters. The implementation of the project will allow for compactly placing structural units of the Vanino Branch by improving welfare of the personnel in order to increase the effectiveness of its work. Based on the design results, environmental impact assessment materials and design documentation are submitted for public discussion in accordance with the established procedure. According to the results of the discussions (minutes of the Administration of the urban settlement "Vanino worker's settlement" of the Vanino municipal district of the Khabarovsk Territory as of 14.10.2019), environmental impact assessment materials were generally approved. In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of environmental expertise (Article 11 of the Federal Law No. 174-FZ as of 23.11.1995 "On Environmental Expertise"), state environmental expertise regarding the project for the construction of a building for navigation security services is not required. The results of engineering surveys and design documentation previously submitted for consideration by the state examination were returned to the Far Eastern Branch of FAI "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia" for revision in terms of the need to adjust the estimated cost of construction. As a result of the revision, the updated design documentation and the results of engineering surveys are submitted to FAI "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia". The re-submitted materials received a positive conclusion of the state re-examination No. 27-1-1-3-029679-2021 as of 07.06.2021, including verification of the reliability of determining the estimated cost of the capital construction facility, approved by FAI "Glavgosexpertiza of Russia". At present, a specialized organization is carrying out a development of working documentation. 

     Subject to the successful completion of the work, receiving positive conclusions of state expertises and required financing, construction-and-assembling operations are planned to start in 2022.


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     - project for the reconstruction of pier No. 18 of the seaport of Vanino. The reconstruction project provides for the restoration and improvement of the operational characteristics of the existing, physically worn out berth No. 18 of the seaport. The implementation of the project will allow using the berth to accommodate vessels of the port fleet of the FSUE "Rosmorport" Vanino Branch, as well as carry out loading and unloading operations at the berth with general cargo on vessels of up to 92.4 meters length, up to 18 meters width and 7.5 meters draft in cargo. At present, design and survey works are being carried out. In case of the successful completion of the works, receipt of positive conclusions of state examinations and construction permits, as well as provided that the necessary funding will be allocated, the start of construction and installation works is planned for 2022.