OREANDA-NEWS. December 30, 2008. Off-dock container terminal in Shushary, St.Petersburg to be operated by NCC group was officially included in the region of Baltic customs activity as of 23th December 2008 as per the order issued by Federal Customs Service of Russia. Thus, for the first time in history of container transport in Russia sea and off-dock terminal (First Container Terminal and terminal in Shushary) will fall under authority of the same customs office.

his will provide a unique possibility to transport containers from FCT to the off dock facility in Shushary in bond under the simplified scheme of internal customs transit. Such scheme does not require presentation of any additional commercial documents by either shipping line or consignee apart from those readily available at the time of vessel’s arrival at FCT, i.e., freight manifest and bill of lading.

Among other things, this new off-dock terminal will allow for extension of FCT throughput capacity as long as part of inbound containers will be on-carried from FCT upon discharge in bond by truck and rail for storage in Shushary. The relevant rates and conditions will be communicated to the clients of FCT in the coming weeks. The off-dock in Shushary is scheduled to go live early in 2009.