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Construction of the future industrial giant, Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizers Plant (NFP), is nearing completion. After the production start-up, it will make the list of top five industrial leaders in the country with the production capacity of 1.8 million tons per year. Currently the construction of one of its key facilities, the Marine Terminal, is at the final stage. This will be the first SPM Liquid Bulk Terminal in the region. The terminal will meet all the modern requirements and become a new milestone in the development of marine infrastructure of the Nakhodka Urban District.

The facility is already equipped with a modern Laser Berthing Aid System, which can be compared to an Automated Parking System equipped with a 360º camera. Marine pilots and vessel traffic service operators can see the exact location of the vessels, which means they can assist in the berthing process in real time.

The BAS continuously monitors an approaching vessel’s distance, approach speed, and angle. At the same time, the system collects and displays such hydrometeorological data as wind speed and direction, wave height and period, visibility range, air temperature and relative humidity, as well as air pressure. The system minimizes the risk of vessels colliding against the berth.

“During construction and later during operation, we are going to utilize only cut-edge technologies that will help us ensure safe operation, minimise the human factor, and arrange process automation. The Marine Terminal will become a port of call for up to 150 vessels per year. Also, we will be using a closed methanol loading system, which will prevent methanol leakage into the water,” says Viktor Grebenyukov, the Executive Director of NFP.

The total length of the terminal is 424 meters, the water area measures 38.3 thousand square meters. For large-capacity vessels the terminal will also be equipped with a telescopic gangway, which will make it possible to berth vessels measuring up to 195 meters in length, with a capacity of 53,000 tons, and a draft of up to 13 meters. The mechanical completion is scheduled for this autumn. The design capacity will be reached by the beginning of 2027.