Facilities that were reconstructed as part of the project, which was carried out by Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) Rosmorport, include berths one to four, Northern and Southern entering gates and the underwater structure of the seaport.
The project was carried out in accordance with the federal target programme Development of the Transport System of Russia (2012-2020). Total federal budget investments allocated for the reconstruction of the coal terminal amounted to around 3.3bn roubles (US$91.3m).
Around 33 hectares of the seaport was dredged down to a level of -12.7m, while the approaching channel to the seaport was dredged to a level of -13m.
During the three years it took to complete the dredging works, around 970,000mᶟ of soil was extracted.
The four cargo berths were reconstructed and a 100m wing was built at berth one. The total length of the berth wall of the coal terminal after completion reached almost 782m.
Vysotsk says the reconstruction of its infrastructure facilities will ensure safe entrance and mooring at the coal terminal for vessels up to 50,000 tonnes. It says this has resulted in increased cargo volumes at the port, which handled more than 4.9 million tonnes in 2013.
