REGIONAL NAVIGATION SAFETY SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF FINLAND

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Project ID 26805

Status Complete

Location

Russia

Business Sector

Transport

Notice Type

Public

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 26805

Status Complete

Location

Russia

Business Sector

Transport

Notice Type

Public

Environmental Category

Approval Date

19 Nov 2002

Disclosure date

20 Sep 2002

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Project Description

The Project represents Phase 2 of the development of Regional Navigation Safety System in the Gulf of Finland, and involves the proposed construction of 3 radio towers on the islands of Gogland, Seskar and Sommers. These towers are to carry radars and radio communication equipment, equipment for the location and identification of ships and equipment for the transmission of information between ships and the shore.

Transition Impact

Safety improvements, reduced risks of environmental damage, increased efficiency of port services and enhanced state control would contribute to the improvement of the operations and image of St. Petersburg port.

The Client

Maritime Port Authority of St. Petersburg, a state institution established, owned and controlled by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

EBRD Finance

A proposed loan in the amount of USD 5.4 million (EUR 5.5 million) guaranteed by Russian Bank for Development, a Russian state-owned bank.

Project Cost

USD 8.7 million (EUR 8.9 million)

Environmental Impact

The project was screened B/0. The Regional Navigation Safety System is a significant step in safeguarding the natural environment of an increasingly busy shipping lane. A major benefit likely to arise is a reduction in accidents involving hazardous chemicals and particularly oil and oil products. Information from HELCOM shows that the Gulf of Finland already has a high incidence of oil spillages. This may increase with the projected traffic growth (18,000 ship movements in 2001 projected to increase to 30,000 by 2010; around 4,000 ship movements p.a. involve oil or other hazardous cargoes) and the development of new major oil terminals.

The project assessment by independent consultants showed that the direct local environmental impact of the project (i.e. the construction of three unmanned communication towers on remote islands) is limited and can be addressed by appropriate site selection and working practises. All construction work (inclusive of docking of vessels; temporary storage of materials, temporary housing etc.) will need to be carried out with due regard for environmental protection and in compliance with all national environmental requirements. This will be closely monitored and reported to the Bank in the course of the project implementation.

Technical Cooperation

None.

Transition impact

ETI Score:35

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

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Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

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