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The Nakhodka Mineral Fertilizer Plant has started concrete grouting of the Marine Terminal approach trestle sections. One-third of the concrete works has been already completed with almost 1,200 cubic meters of the mixture having been poured.

The Marine Terminal comprises a trestle, a process platform, breasting and mooring dolphins. The onshore part includes a special checkpoint, utility and process pipe racks as well a vehicle inspection ramp. The terminal will also have a rainwater pumping station and a domestic sewage pumping station, which will completely rule out pollution of the sea.

“The Marine Terminal is an important part of the future plant: methanol will be supplied from the tank through the pipeline directly to the ship for further dispatch to its consumers. We have started the year 2025 with record-breaking results at the facility. A fast work pace let us fully drive dozens of piles per week. We even managed to drive 42 piles in just seven days. We have successfully completed all the static tests of the terminal offshore piles. After the terminal is commissioned, methanol loading capacity during the finished product shipment will reach 1,400 tonnes per hour”, says Victor Grebenyukov, executive director of NFP.

Now piling is almost complete – 225 piles have been driven to the design depth. A total of 287 piles from 11.5 to 39.2 meters long will be driven offshore and nine more – onshore. The terminal itself will be 424 meters long, and the offshore area will take up 38,300 square meters.

The annual capacity of the NFP Marine Terminal will be 105 ships. A laser berthing system will be installed for large cargo ships. The terminal will also be equipped with a jetty which will allow admitting ships up to 195 meters long with a capacity up to 53,000 tonnes and a draught up to 13 meters.

NFP will synthesize 5,400 tonnes of methanol per day from natural gas. The annual cargo turnover of the terminal is estimated at 1.8 mln tonnes of the finished product.