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Ust-Luga Container Terminal Is Now Able to Accept Panamax Class Vessels with a Draft of 12.6 m

Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT, part of Global Ports, Russia’s leading operator of marine container terminals, part of Delo Group) has implemented a set of measures to increase the guaranteed draft of vessels at its own berths from 12.1 meters to 12.6 meters. The new permissible draft was established by the order of the Captain of the Ust-Luga seaport dated July 17, 2024.

As a result of the completed works, ULCT will be able to accept Panamax class container vessels and dry bulk carriers with draft up to 12.6 m, displacement up to 65,000 tons, length up to 320 m, width up to 32.3 m and height up to 57.9 m. The container capacity of such vessels is typically around 5,000 TEU.

For Global Ports' customers, this will create additional opportunities to utilize larger vessels and thus increase their own efficiency by reducing logistics and time costs.

ULCT is one of the most modern marine cargo terminals in Russia and can handle all types of containers and all classes of hazardous cargo. The infrastructure and land area of the terminal allows the terminal to quickly increase the yard and railway front capacities. The port of Ust-Luga is served by one of the largest and most modern port stations of the Oktyabrskaya railway, Luzhskaya railway station. Thus, the marine terminal has direct access to the railway network, bypassing the busy St. Petersburg railway hub, which allows the port to optimise the chain of logistics and reduce delivery time. < Back to list