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Delo Group participated in the project "Fort Island" in St. Petersburg

Delo Group, the largest transportation and logistics holding in Russia participated in the ongoing project "Fort Island", aimed at the development of Kronstadt as a city-museum on behalf of Vladimir Putin.

The project involves the creation of a new urban cluster of educational and recreational orientation with comfortable public spaces, including a landscaped embankment, a museum and park complex, an exhibition center, social, scientific, educational and other facilities, on territories with a total area of more than 100 hectares adjacent to the Cabotage Harbor.

Delo Group, in order to increase the interest of the guests of St. Petersburg in this project and in Kronstadt in general, took part in the thematic reconstruction of the business lounge of the Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg, which actually turned it into the entrance to the «Island of Forts».

The interior of the business lounge located in the international zone of the airport is designed so that upon arrival in the northern capital, from the first steps, guests begin to get acquainted with Kronstadt, its historical and modern appearance, as well as plans for the development of the city.

The new space is realized in the corporate colors of the "Island of Forts" project, which create an atmosphere of the sea and travel, that is, the very atmosphere of Kronstadt. In all areas of the lounge, a restrained sea blue and white style prevails, special interior elements in the form of steering wheels and anchors are thoughtfully arranged, the figure of a lighthouse and a decorative waterfall give realism and completeness to the look.

At the opening of the business lounge, the Head of the Board of Directors of Delo Group Sergey Shishkarev emphasized: “Today we have taken one more step to ensure that the legend of Russian naval history, the glorious city of Kronstadt, rightfully becomes a bright star in the magnificent constellation of the historical heritage of the Northern capital. And it became one of the centers of attraction of tourism, opened for its guests all the diversity of its past and showed the greatness of the future. "

CEO of Northern Capital Gateway LLC, Leonid Sergeev, assessing the idea of the completed reconstruction project, said: “... A combination of style, functionality, very good comfort. It feels like you find yourself in a wardroom that will survive in any storm, but at the same time, you feel very relaxed. "

Salon with a total area of 375 sq. meters is designed for 100 seats, its throughput will be up to 300 thousand people per year.

About the Company

Delo Group is the major Russian transportation and logistics holding company that owns and operates port container terminals in the Azov and Black Sea, Baltic and Far-Eastern basins, a wide network of railway container terminals, a fleet of containers and flatcars. The headquarters of the Group is the Management Company “Delo”, 70% is owned by the Group’s founder Sergey Shishkarev and 30% owned by State Corporation Rosatom. 

The Group’s stevedore business is represented by DeloPorts holding and the leading operator of port container terminals Global Ports. TransContainer and Ruscon assemble the transportation and logistics business of Delo Group.

"Fort Island" project Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of an autonomous non-profit organization, called upon to form a tourist-recreational cluster in the Cradle of the Russian fleet. Kronshtadt should become the largest island-museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Navy: great battles, outstanding commanders-in-chief, unique ships, with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of time and place.

At the same time, within the framework of the project, a supporting infrastructure is being created - systems of energy and water supply, etc., the expansion of the road network.

In 2019, in order to develop and implement a strategy for the development of the cluster, as well as to consolidate the work of public authorities and interested organizations, an autonomous non-profit organization of the same name “Island of Forts” was registered, established in accordance with the Order of the President of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of Russia and the Government of St. Petersburg.

At present, the all-season training and sports tent complex "Camp of real heroes", the first stage of the Museum and Historical Park, dedicated to the history and glory of the Russian Navy, is already functioning.

The park acts as the central space of the entire historical and cultural cluster in Kronstadt, a place of interesting and useful recreation for Kronstadters and guests of the city. For visitors, there are thematic sites with information about the history of the Navy, walking areas and quiet recreation areas, an apple orchard with a pond, a playground, panoramic swings on the shore, a paid children's rope park with instructors.

The central semantic axis of the park is the Alley of Heroes of the Russian Navy. Presented in the format of a "road of time" at 150 meters, the Alley, through artistic techniques through personalities of prominent naval figures of Russia, reveals the main themes from the 300-year history of the Navy.

Until 2025, a number of new objects will appear in the cluster, each of which will form the ecosystem of Kronstadt, improving the quality of life of citizens and providing them with new opportunities for education, work, recreation and entertainment.

It is planned to open a Museum of Naval Glory with a congress and exhibition center, a lyceum for 550 seats, a multifunctional training sports center, two residential areas with kindergartens, two 3 * and 4 * hotels.

An innovation and engineering center will also appear on the territory of the “Island of Forts”, the “Oceanarium” - an educational and entertainment complex with a museum of flora and fauna of the northern seas in Russia, a yacht marina for 552 ships. The restored and museumized forts "Kronshlot", "Peter I", as well as "Emperor Alexander I", which will be connected with the Kotlin Island by an all-season cable car with a length of 1250 meters, will become available for visiting.

Pulkovo Airport ranks fourth in terms of passenger traffic in Russia. In 2020, St. Petersburg airport became the winner of the annual national award "Air Gates of Russia" as the best airport in the country according to the results of voting by passengers and airlines. According to the Airports Council 2019 rating, Pulkovo was recognized as the best airport for the quality of service among European air hubs with an annual passenger traffic of 15-25 million people.

Since 2010, the main operator of St. Petersburg airport is the international consortium "Northern Capital Gateway", which, based on public-private partnership, manages the airport and projects its reconstruction and development.

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