Port of Arkhangelsk


Port of Arkhangelsk is a major seaport at Arkhangelsk, located at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River, from the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. The important point links with coastal areas of the Russian North. For much of Russia's history this was Russia's main centre of international maritime trade, conducted by the so-called Pomors from Kholmogory.
During the Soviet period it was a major naval and submarine base of the Soviet Navy. It is still a major naval base of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy.
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Overview

Arkhangelsk sea port sends and receives lumber, pulp, coal, machinery, metals, industrial and consumer goods. Arkhangelsk seaport - the main base of the Northern Company, performing the maritime transport of the White, Barents and Kara seas, the Northern Sea Route and overseas lines. Originate from Arkhangelsk regular passenger line to Murmansk, Dikson, Onega, Mezen, Kandalaksha and Novaya Zemlya.
As part of the port has three cargo areas, a container terminal, shipping company "Portoflot" sea-river station. The total length of wharfage is. Berths allow the port to handle vessels with a draft of and a length of. The port has a total usable area for warehousing of, including of closed storage and of open tarmac. The Customs warehouses measure. The Arkhangelsk port is the only container terminal in northern Russia, of which there is of the open space area that can contain 5,762 TEU intermodal containers, including up to 200 reefer containers and 2,200 containers with dangerous goods. Bandwidth container terminal 75,000 TEUs per year.