FEDERAL AGENCY FOR MARINE AND RIVER TRANSPORT
V.A. Popov
Deputy Head
Priority Public-Private Partnerships
In Marine and River Transport
Location of Marine and River
Transport PPP Projects
VOLGA – CASPIAN SEA
NAVIGATION CANAL
Canal Parameters
Total length
Marine part
River part
Width
Depth
- 188.0 km, including:
- 88.0 km
- 100.0 km
≈ 90.0 km
- 3.4 m
Estimated costs of increasing canal passage depth
to 5.4 m - $5000 thousand
Volga – Caspian Sea Navigation Canal
Ensure the functioning of the North-South
International Transport Corridor
GORODETSKY WATERWORKS FACILITY
LOCATION
54 km upstream of Nizhny Novgorod
COMPOSITION
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Earth dam
Concrete spillway dam
Hydropower plant
Ship passage facilities
(chamber size – 279.0x25.5 m)
Major Parameters of the Gorodetsky Waterworks Construction Project
Description
Purpose
Stage
Investments
Sources
Efficiency
The project includes construction of a low-head waterworks combined
with the bridge across the Volga River in the lower pool of the existing
Gorodetsky multi-purpose waterworks facility
Ensure equal guaranteed 4.0 m depth and uninterrupted navigation along
the major waterway of the North-South international transport corridor
(Saint-Petersburg – Astrakhan) through increasing the depth of the
limitary 54 km section, and reducing the ship passage time ate the above
section by three times
Pre-investment, investment available documents:
 Rationale for 2006 investments
 Completion of design and cost estimate documents, and their
agreement in accordance with the established procedure
 Financing – Rb 144.6 million
Estimated total capital investments – Rb 10200 million
Investment period: regular period of waterworks construction – 6 years
Initiation of construction, funding amount and sources to be defined by
the RF Government Resolution
To be specified after defining the amount and sources of financing
Gorodetsky Waterworks Facility
Improve Navigation Conditions along the River
Volga on the Nizhny Novgorod – Gorodets
Section (within the North-South Transport
Corridor)
ARKHANGELSK MARINE TRADE PORT
Estimated amount and cost of dredging works
Dredging sections
(Design depth, m)
Estimated cost,
Rb million
Main fairway channels
(8.2-10.3)
252.5
Water area and roads
(8.0-10.3)
165.8
Channels from
moorages
PRR Ekonomiya to
OAO RosneftArkhangelskNefteprodukt
TOTAL:
(10.3)
52.3
470.6
ARKHANGELSK
Establish a Highly Efficient and Profitable Oil
Handling Capacity of 4.2 million T/yr at the
Arkhangelsk Port
Construction and Reconstruction of Marine Channels at the
Saint-Petersburg Port
Design, construction and development of access ducts to C1 and C2 ship
passage facilities are estimated to cost Rb 3 313 million
Saint-Petersburg
 Increase commercial attractiveness of the SaintPetersburg port due to the ability to accommodate largecapacity vessels
 Establish a large international marine tourism center
 Ensure the operation of the North-South International
Transport Corridor