Congestion of 121 ships in the Gulf of Finland

As of 8:00am (MT), March 28th, there are 121 cargo ships awaiting icebreaker assistance in the eastern Gulf of Finland, the Port Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg said.


The St. Petersburg PA reports of total 135 merchant ships currently located in the water area, 7 of them - in motion.


Over the past day 7 ships have reached the entrance buoy of St Petersburg port, 9 vessels are westbound from the Gulf area, 6 ships arrived at the port of St. Petersburg, 8 - departed.


3 merchant vessels waiting for icebreaker assistance at the ports of St. Petersburg, Viborg and Ust-Luga are subject to ice restrictions.
(Source:http://en.portnews.ru)