OREANDA-NEWS. May 2, 2007. Russia’s The coal holding from Siberia has stopped the choice on a bay the Waterless valley - here there will be a port.

The export potential only three countries of Asian-Pacific region makes 300 million tons of coal a year. The share of the Russian export in this direction hardly holds out up to 15 million tons though the largest manufacturers of coal in Russia - the Sibe rian coal companies recognize the Asian direction as the most favourable and perspective.

Delivery of coal up to ports of Pacific ocean, in their opinion, manages more cheaply, than up to ports of Baltic or Black sea. The main deterrent limiting growth o f export on market ATR is lack of specialized port capacities.

The largest players of the coal market are engaged in the decision of this problem simultaneously some. About the plans to construct the coal terminal in Khabarovsk territory has declared Ope n Society " SUEK ". In search of the ports are engaged mine " Raspadskaja " and "JUzhkuzbassugol". The investment program is at company " Kuzbassrazrezugol " owning the coal terminal in port East, and also at group of companies " Sibuglemet ". Last has se ected a variant of construction in Primorski Krai the new coal terminal.

The similar decision is proved by that for last years all the largest ports of the Far East send under the control of the large enterprises. To agree with someone - means to limit f reedom of maneuver. As the company in a condition to pull this project independently. However, if investments them are ready to give Japan, Korea and China will be necessary. According to director of branch " Sibuglemeta " in Vladivostok Sergey STJAZHKINA Chineses though today are ready to take off for Russia on negotiations.

Still there is no FEASIBILITY REPORT of the project, and the offers "Sibuglemetu" are done by German company " MonTakraf " which in due time has put the equipment on the coal termina l of port East and the best for today in Russia the terminal in the ust-meadow of Leningrad region. There is an offer from one of the Indian companies.

The choice of a place under the future terminal was defined by development of an infrastructure, affi nity to the markets of consumers and nonfreezing water areas. In this respect, the investor considers, geographically Primorski Krai is more attractive, than, we shall admit, Khabarovsk territory. After an estimation of some offers, including water areas in vicinities of Vladivostok, "Sibuglemet" has stopped a choice on cape Red, from the south limiting a bay the Waterless valley, that in verhove Ussurijskogo a gulf. On a recognition of experts DNIIMF, this best of places to Primorski Krai suitable for c onstruction of port. With it, however, agree far not all.

So, the active protest to the future terminal was stated by inhabitants of the Big Stone located in 4 km from a place of prospective construction, and neighboring settlements. By the way, this the me became defining in the elections which have come to the end on April, 1st in local authorities. People are excited with environmental problems which as they consider, will follow construction of the coal terminal. In Primorski Krai there are negative e xamples in ports Poset and East.

According to director on transport and logistics of Joint-Stock Company " Sibuglemet " of Vladimir BUKALOVA, " the company is measured to build the modern terminal meeting all requirements, analogues to which in Russia st ill are not present. " When something is done from zero, - speaks Bukalov, - on arms all, as a rule, undertakes the advanced. Besides questions of ecology as it will seem it is paradoxical, excite the proprietor not less than any inhabitant. The normal in vestor aspires to solve a problem before it will arise, using new technologies ".

Consumers of coal abroad questions of ecology excite not less ours. It appears in Japan and Korea at non-observance of the certain conditions of loading a unloading of coal from courts it is forbidden. At present there are coordination with federal and other departments of conditions of the future construction and operation of the terminal, probable influence on an environment. So to speak about the final decision of a ques tion while early.