Kronshtadt (RUKDT)

Port Kronshtadt mainly handles containers. There is a large naval base at the East side of the harbour.

Summer zone for vessels over LOA 100m and Winter seasonal area for vessels 100m or less. Winter Nov-Mar, Summer Apr-Oct.

Kronshtadt is situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland, 60km W of St Petersburg on the S side of Kotlin Island.

LOA 168m, Beam 25.6m, Draught 8.9m, 21,150 DWT.

Approx 82,000TEU handled annually.

Anchorage in Kronshtadt roadstead is strictly prohibited, except in the following authorised anchorages: ..... Area 2 A small anchorage situated 0.25nm SSE of the S point of the island. Area 3 Anchorage can be obtained on the S side of the fairway in Bol'shoy Reyd (59°59'N 029°44'E). Anchorage is also available at the waiting anchorage in the vicinity of Sankt Peterburg Fairway Buoy and in Nevskaya Guba.

All vessels approaching Kronshtadt from seawards must use the Kronshtadtskiy Korabel'nyy Farvater. When approaching the harbour, due to the narrow entrances, vessels should proceed at slow speed and sound a prolonged blast on the whistle. When at a distance of approx 100m from the entrance a vessel should sound several prolonged blasts to warn vessels on the other side of the breakwater wall. Vessels may enter if passage is clear and signals on signal mast permit.

BA 2363, 2395, 8059. Admiralty Pilot NP20, NP286(2).

The Port is situated at the East end of Ostrov Kotlin and is the largest Russian military harbour on the Baltic. Any foreign commercial vessels may enter the harbour only with special permission. When approaching the harbour entrances, proceeding through narrow passages, and generally whenever a close quarters situation is possible, vessels shall proceed at slow speed and sound a prolonged blast of the whistle. Vessels intending to enter or leave a harbour shall, at a distance o about 100m from the entrance, sound several prolonged blasts of the whistle to warn vessels on the other side of the harbour wall. The entrance shall not be approached by vessels intending to pass through until the passage is clear; this is shown by a signal hoisted at the signal mast at the entrance.