Photographic Report on the Progress of Construction of the Passenger Port in Gelendzhik

General view of pile foundation of the South quay pier

In 2 years, a modern seaport capable of accommodating passenger vessels, motor and sailing small vessels of various classes will appear in one of the Black Sea resorts of Russia. The Russia’s largest yacht complex for year-round stationing of at least 200 yachts will also be located there. The seaport to be created will ultimately form an integral part of Gelendzhik Marina tourist and recreational area that will comprise hotels, apartment units, a yachting school, a yacht club, an aqua-thermal complex with year-round indoor and outdoor swimming pools filled with seawater.

The work for construction of onshore and offshore infrastructure facilities is carried out by JSC Stroytransgaz that was determined as the sole project contractor pursuant to the Resolution of the Russian Federation Government dated 18 August 2018. The facilities are being built under ‘Development of Russia’s Transport System’ governmental programme.

The project involves creation of the main facilities and performance of the work by using the federal funds: the South quay pier*, dredging of the water area in the port passenger zone and the water area in the zone of the yacht marina, the port fleet and marina berths, the North quay pier, shoreline stabilisation, navigation equipment, a fire-fighting pump station with a seawater intake facility, anti-landslide retaining walls, amenities, including parking sites.
*a quay pier is a hydraulic structure to protect water area against sea waves

Reinforcement of the lower part of the platform of the 2nd section of the South quay pier

The South quay pier construction work is currently in progress. Installation of the pile foundation has been completed by 95%: sinking a tube piling** and piles, filling with inert materials, assembling reinforcement cages, concreting. Installation of formwork, reinforcement and concreting of platforms of the upper structure, 3 sections of 29 have been completed.
**tube piling is a structure formed by tubes connected with each other by means of joints
***the upper structure is the South quay pier platform intended for movement of people and machines

86 persons, including engineers and technicians, and 34 machines are currently engaged in the facility construction.

Sinking the tube piling at the head of pile foundation of the South quay pier

Reinforcing the upper structure of the South quay pier

Reinforcing the upper structure of the South quay pier

Besides, the tube piling and piles are supplied to the construction site for installation of the pile foundation of the North quay pier.

This July, it is planned to start the work for backfilling of an artificial land plot, installing the pile foundation of the North quay pier and the upper structure of the North quay pier and berths 1 and 2, a well as berths of the marina.

It is prohibited to carry out the dredging work during the spawning period (from April through June) and resort season (from June through October). But preparation for the process that will start in November is already underway: a permit for soil disposal in an underwater dump has been obtained, depths of the dredging section were measured, activities are designed to install temporary floating encroachments in the dredging work area and on the routes to the underwater dump in order to determine the exact working site.

Sinking the piles at rotating section 15 of the South quay pier pile foundation

Gelendzhik is a popular resort at the Black Sea coast in Krasnodar Territory. The town takes in a quarter of the region’s total tourist flow: more than 4 million people a year. Being aware of the environmental uniqueness of the Black Sea as well as the stringent requirements for construction in the resort town area, STG takes a number of environment protection measures to prevent and reduce the negative impact on the environment. Environmental control is conducted regularly, and the quality of atmospheric air and marine environment, water biological resources, and plant life is examined.

At the construction facility and in the territory of Gelendzhik resort town, research has been carried out, which resulted in selection of areas for translocation**** of animals, placement of shelters and feeders. In May 2020, a complex of biotechnical measures was taken: 20 artificial nests of three types for invertebrate animals, 20 artificial holes for reptiles, 10 artificial nests for birds, and 3 stationary feeders for birds were made and installed in the natural habitat.
****translocation is movement (exchange of animals’ loving areas), fauna items are moved from the construction area to another favourable area.

In June 2020, it is planned to carry out research activities for monitoring of the state of animal populations and their habitat, translocation of amphibia and reptiles from the construction area.

Execution of the project for construction of onshore and offshore infrastructure facilities will play an important social and economic role in the town development, as the created comfortable environment will allow raising the level of the town’s appeal for tourists, which, in turn, will have a favourable effect on the town economy and the people’s life quality, as well as will promote the development of the maritime transport routes of the coastal region.