Terminal of Port Alliance in Ust-Luga increases ammonia transshipment 3% in Feb

ST. PETERSBURG. March 4 (Interfax) - The Port Favor terminal in Ust-Luga (Leningrad region, formerly EuroChem Terminal Ust-Luga) shipped 53,300 tonnes of ammonia in February 2026, up 3% year-on-year, the terminal's press service said.

The liquid bulk complex last month received 2,417 tank trucks and handled three tankers with a deadweight ranging from 26,000 to 30,000 tonnes.

"Loading was carried out as normal, despite the conditions anomalous for the water area. Vessels underwent icebreaker escort and an additional diver inspection before being placed under loading," the press service said.

The terminal transshipped 61,000 tonnes of ammonia in January this year, down 4.3% compared to January 2025.

As reported, Russian cargo shippers faced a slowdown in export shipments amid difficult ice conditions in the Gulf of Finland. Rosatom redeployed the universal nuclear icebreaker Sibir to the Baltic, and the transfer of the linear icebreaker Murmansk was also organized. It is forecast that the active process of ice destruction will begin only in the second half of March.

The terminal transshipped 0.56 million tonnes of ammonia in 2025. In 2026, Port Favor plans to double the amount of liquid fertilizer shipments, as well as ship 1 million tonnes of carbamide for export.

It is planned that transshipment levels will be increased by commissioning a technological line for transshipping ammonia from railway tanks in Q2 2026. The terminal plans to start transshipping dry fertilizers in Q3.

The first facilities of the Port Favor terminal were launched in December 2024. Reaching the design capacity of 14 million tonnes of cargo annually is expected in 2028.

The terminal's characteristics will allow for the handling of 540 railcars per day (over 35,000 tonnes). The total length of the sea berths will be over 800 meters. This will make it possible to handle three bulk carriers simultaneously, meaning shipping up to 200,000 tonnes per vessel call. Eight dome-type and two ridge-type warehouses with a total capacity of over 500,000 tonnes will be located on the terminal site. Investment in the project in Ust-Luga will be 80 billion rubles.

The transport assets of EuroChem and SUEK have been transferred to the management of JSC Port Alliance, established in March 2024. In addition to the Port Favor terminal, these are JSC Murmansk Commercial Sea Port , Murmansk Bulker Terminal LLC, Tuapse Bulk Terminal LLC, Maly Port Stevedoring Company LLC (Nakhodka, Primorye Territory) and JSC Daltransugol. The total capacity of the five assets (excluding the capacities of the Port Favor terminal) is over 53 million tonnes of cargo per year.