"After finishing these works we have started the final phase of construction of the PIU terminal LUGAPORT. Currently, the contractor SU GT "Morstroy" carries out activities on the final maps education areas, to the design parameters. I should note that completed one of the key and challenging stages of construction. Beginning in October of 2019 scored 2642 units of pile with Larssen locks, delivered and stacked more than 2 million cubic meters of sand. Despite the adverse weather conditions, work continuously and were clearly on schedule. We are steadily approaching the completion of the first phase of construction," - said the President of Group of companies "Novotrans" Konstantin Goncharov.

Universal terminal LUGAPORT (the investment project of the Group of companies "Novotrans" in sea trading port Ust-Luga, Leningrad region) for transshipment of General, bulk, grain cargoes and food products. It will provide the opportunity of receiving up to 1,100 cars a day from the station contiguity Luga General, as well as receiving and processing vessels Panamax, New Panamax, Baby-Capesize with a maximum draught of 15.5 m. the Project LUGAPORT included in strategic documents of development of transport infrastructure of Russia. The total investment in the project is 46.5 billion rubles, of which 38 billion private investment holding company "Novotrans". Total transshipment volume of the terminal will amount to 24.3 million tons per year.

The group of companies "Novotrans" was founded in 2004. The holding is one of the largest operators of railway rolling stock, Russia and CIS. Freight car fleet - 25 thousand units. The group provides clients with a full range of transport services: transport with our own rolling stock, logistics solutions for companies dispatching. Own repair service provides a full range of services for maintenance of freight cars, by combining the 5 high-tech enterprises in the Moscow, Irkutsk, Kemerovo regions and Altai Krai. In 2019, the holding has started the implementation of the investment project on creation of a modern port infrastructure LUGAPORT in the seaport of Ust-Luga (Leningrad region). Holding begins to enter into the stevedoring business. LLC "Stevedoring company "Novotrans" - the General agent of Rosmorport at the auto-railway ferry complex in Ust-Luga port. Complex connect Ust-Luga with Kaliningrad region and ensures transport security of the Russian enclave.