Historically the town of Arkhangelsk was created as the port of Russia on the
White Sea. And nowadays this earmarking still remains to be one of the basic.
JSC "Arkhangelsk sea trade port" is developing now as a multi-type trade port
for shifting of general cargoes, cellulose, cupboard, containers, timber
products, metals, fertilizers, heavily-loaded equipment, poured and piled
cargoes. At present the port capacity allows to convert 4,5 mln tons of cargo in
a year. There are 3 cargo areas, a container terminal, a shipping company "Portoflot",
a marine station and other subsidiary establishments in the structure of JSC "Arkhangelsk
sea trade port".
The total length of the berth front is 3,3 km. Port berths can receive
vessels of 9,2 m draught and 175 - 200 m in length.
Warehouses are intended for the storage of different kinds of cargo. Total
useful square for the storage is 292.000 m2, including covered storehouses -
40.000 sq metres, and air-open concreted places - 250.000 sq metres. Customs
warehouses occupy 2.000 sq metres.
Container terminal, the only one of this kind in the North includes air-open
square of 98.000 sq metres, where 5762 TEUs may be stored at once, including up
to 200 refrigerator containers and 2200 with dangerous cargo. The container
terminal capacity is 75.000 TEUs in a year.
Arkhangelsk - is the port of all-year-round navigation. The port of
Arkhangelsk is the gate to the Arctic. It's just the beginning of the Northern
sea route. The further development of shipping along the Northern sea route must
take into consideration the possibilities of the port, which may become the
basic, as it has shorter exit to railroad network. These railroads are used for
the carriages along the transsibirian main line and transport corridor "North-South".
The specialists of sea transport of different countries pay greater attention
to the possibility of cargo transportation along the Northern sea route from
Europe to the markets of South-Eastern Asia.
The port of Arkhangelsk is constantly connected by active liner service with
the ports of Western Europe. Line container vessels of NSC connect Arkhangelsk
by regular shipping with the ports of Italy and Northern Europe. Regularity of
approaches is every 10 - 1 4 days.
Development and application of Quality System on the basis of the
international standard ESO 9002 carried into effect in 1994 is being
accomplished in JSC "Arkhangelsk sea trade port" for accordance with
international activity standards.
Marketing service of the port can give a client adequate information about
rippling rate of goods transportation, including trans-shipment, storage in the
port, quality and a list of attendant services. At your service there is
professional knowledge and experience, knowledge of technique, equipment, cargo
registration procedure and people, making decisions, a wide network and
availability of service programs, registration of all stages of cargo processing,
paper work.
We are ready to cooperate and will be glad to offer our service to Russian
shipowners, forwarders and foreign companies. You are welcome to visit our port.
