Pionersky seaport - the works are set to continue

Works involving construction of the temporary crossover are completed

JSC Stroytransgaz continues the work to preserve the partially constructed hydraulic engineering structures in the international marine terminal at Pionersky seaport in the Kaliningrad Region. The customer is a Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport”.

The deep-water port for cruisers and passenger-and-freight ships at Pionersky seaport will become one of the largest infrastructure facilities in the Northwestern Federal District. The international marine terminal will be able to accept more than 400 vessels, and the annual passenger traffic will exceed 300 thousand men. The water area of the future terminal will be 30.53 ha.

The measures for the preservation of partially constructed hydraulic engineering structures at Pionersky terminal include the following:

• completion of berth No. 1 for the cargo and passenger terminal - section 1;
• completion of berth No. 1 for the cargo and passenger terminal - section 2, 170 m long;
• completion of the quay pier - a 187.54 m long section;
• completion of the northern quay pier - section No. 2, 147.9 m long;
• construction of a temporary crossover between the quay pier and berth No. 1, a 93.27 m long section.

Works involving construction of the anchor-transom system are completed

Works on the project are carried out exclusively under favorable weather conditions and permitted at wind speeds under 15 m / s. At the moment, construction and installation works are 28% complete. The works are carried out in two shifts.

Due to the works being carried out in the open water area, they are complicated by frequent gales with water waves reaching 5 m in height. That is why all personnel involved in the implementation of the project in the open water area carries out work in life vests.

Works involving construction of the anchor-transom system are completed

Anchor and transom system of berth No. 1

Currently, work is underway to fill and sink tubular sheet piles of the quay pier; anchor rods are being installed (members made of a metal rod, located between the front row pile and the anchor pile, designed for disbracing of the face wall of the berth); tubular sheet piles of berth No. 1 are drilled, additionally sunk and filled (the inner cavity of the pile is filled with reinforced concrete in the lower and upper parts and sand in the middle part). Installation of the temporary crossover is underway: sinking of tubular sheet piles, manufacturing and installation of the anchor-transom system for preservation of the hydraulic engineering structures in the autumn-winter period at the facility under construction; dismantling works of technological steel structures are also in progress.

There has been a completion of works involving  sinking of welded pipe piles, concrete pouring of the plugs of the welded pipe piles of the northern quay pier, installation of the anchor-transom system for linking of the front row piles to the anchor piles (including the sinking of anchor piles, installation of anchor rods), filling of the welded pipe piles and anchor piles (sanding up, installation of a reinforcing cage, concrete pouring).

102 out of 537 pcs. of tetrapods (operate as wave breakers, due to their unusual shape, they dispel waves, protecting the shoreline) and 109 out of 192 pcs. of concrete blocks (the blocks are placed on the seabed for coast protection) have been manufactured on site.

Tetrapods manufactured on site (operate as wave breakers)

Concrete blocks, serving for coast protection

Preservation of the port will prevent further destruction of the structures, and will soon allow to continue the construction and complete the project of the international marine terminal at Pionersky seaport satisfying high standards. Construction of the international marine terminal is of great importance for the economic development of the westernmost Russian region. It should increase tourist attractiveness of the region and the competitiveness of its port infrastructure.

The work involves 84 people, including engineers and technicians, and 16 units of equipment.

Project completion is scheduled for Q4 2020.