HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT
Vanino Bulk Terminal is a year-round port located in the deep-water Muchka Bay, with direct access to two independent railways: the Trans-Siberian (Transsib) and Baikal-Amur (BAM) Railways, and is the extreme, eastern point of BAM. The terminal intended for SUEK’s coal shipment began operations in 2008, with a design capacity of 12 million tonnes per year; after the upgrade, its annual capacity is now 24 million tonnes, but in some periods the terminal maintains a capacity of up to 30 million tonnes a year. The terminal handles vessels with a carrying capacity of up to 170 thousand tonnes and has its own towing fleet.
The terminal is equipped with an automated railcar unloading system and a coal warehouse having a capacity of up to 1.2 million tonnes and the latest dust suppression system. The port can accommodate and serve Capesize vessels.
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- Vanino port is located on the Russian pacific coast at Muchke bay (Khabarovsk Region) and is the final destination of BAM (Baikal-Amur Railroad)
- Depth at the loading line up to 22 m allows for transshipment of vessels with freight-carrying capacity up to 170 thou tonnes
- The decision to commit the construction was taken in the middle of 2005, the construction started in early 2006
- In September 2008 the first railcars with coal were transshipped to the terminal storage
- In November 2008 the first vessel loading was executed
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