An Aerial Photo of the Area of the Port of Ust-Luga under Construction 19 March 2015

Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex (, ''Multimodalnyi kompleks Ust-Luga'') is a project aimed at development of the

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side area of about 3000

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s located on the Soikinsky Peninsula by the

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in close proximity to the terminals of Ust-Luga Sea Merchant Port in

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. The project developer is LLC "Multimodal complex Ust-Luga".

Proposed infrastructure

The development project of Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex envisages the following infrastructure: * an international

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* an industrial zone, a

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zone, a temporary storage

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s zone * a

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* a residential zone (intended for building)

Planning

Now OJSC "NIIP Gradostroitelstva" has completed the elaboration of an area planning scheme for Kingiseppsky district. This scheme determined the functional purpose of the project land. FSUE "RosNIPIUrbanistiki" completed a Master Plan of the Vistinsky settlement. The Master Plan includes the location of Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex as well. JSC "Lenaeroproject" made investigations and prepared a positive opinion on the technical possibility of constructing a cargo airport on the grounds of the Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex. The airport will be able to accommodate all types of

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. Regulative bodies of the Leningrad region gave their approval to locate the cargo airport.

2024 drone attack

On 21 January 2024 the Security Service of Ukraine conducted an overnight drone attack on the gas terminal, causing a large fire, which took over a day to extinguish. Gas producer Novatek subsequently suspended all operations at the complex in response to the attack.

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