- Ust-Luga
Ust-Luga ( _ru. Усть-Луга, lit. "mouth of the Luga") is a settlement and railway station in
Kingiseppsky District ofLeningrad Oblast ,Russia , situated on theLuga River near its entry into theLuga Bay of theGulf of Finland , about km to mi|110|spell=Commonwealth west of St. Petersburg.Ust-Luga is the site of an important coal and fertiliser terminal, constructed at a cost of $2.1 billion. Construction works started in 1997, in part to avoid dry cargo shipments through the
Baltic States , and were accelerated at the urging of PresidentVladimir Putin , who inaugurated the new port facilities in 2001. The 3,700-metre deep approach canal is capable of accommodating ships with a capacity of 150,000 tonnes and more. In May 2008, Putin confirmed [Kommersant.com. [http://www.kommersant.com/p891775/r_528/petroleum_exports/ Vladimir Putin Opens a New Terminal] ] that Ust-Luga will be the final point of the projectedSecond Baltic Pipeline , [Redorbit.com [http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1386220/ustluga_to_be_oil_pipeline_system_routes_final_point/ Ust-Luga to Be Oil Pipeline System Route's Final Point] ] an oil transportation route bypassingBelarus .As of 2005, the population of Ust-Luga does not exceed 2,000, but the port administration expects it to grow to 34,000 by 2025. This would make Ust-Luga the first new town built in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. [Балтийское информационное агентство. [http://bia-news.ru/news/53350 Население нового города Усть-Луга в 2025 году составит 34,5 тысяч человек] ru icon]
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* [http://www.ust-luga.ru/ Ust-Luga Sea Port]
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