Port Vera
Port Vera, or Vera Port Coal Terminal as it is colloquially known, is a coal terminal in Russia's Far East. It is located across the bay from Vladivostok.{{cite news |url=https://portnews.ru/news/print/324320/ |title=Glavgosexpertiza approves construction of coal terminal Port "Vera" in Primorye }}{{cite news |url=https://en.topcor.ru/35271-morskoj-terminal-port-vera-operedivshij-sankcii.html}}{{cite news |url=https://www.roing.ru/en/projects/ugolnyy-morskoy-terminal-port-vera/ |title=Roing }} It cost more than $1 billion in Rubles to build.{{cite news |url=https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/construction-of-coal-port-vera-to-require-1-billion-of-investment-835850.htm |title=Construction of coal port Vera to require $1 billion of investment }} The terminal is to have a capacity of to 20 million tonnes per year.
History
Port Vera project began in 2014. It was subsidized by Rostec and designed by Rosengineering.
In August 2022, the port was completed with a draft of 12.11 meters. The berth is 246 meters long.{{cite news |url=https://en.portnews.ru/news/334487/ |title=Construction of coal terminal Port Vera completed with positive conclusion obtained from ad hoc regulator |date=26 August 2022 }}
In 2023, the port was sold to the Sibanthracite Group. {{cite news |url=https://thecoalhub.com/the-owner-of-sibanthracite-group-is-to-buy-a-port-in-primorsky-krai.html |title=The owner of Sibanthracite Group is to buy a port in Primorsky Krai | the Coal Hub |date=29 June 2024 }}
In February 2025, North American Company, Inc. made a purchase offer for Port Vera and its assets of $5 billion in Rubles. No other information is known about this offer.
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