Petrolesport (PLP) is a port management company that handles cargo operations at the maritime terminal it owns at the Big Port in St Petersburg. It is one of fastest growing companies at the Big Port and occupies over 120 hectares of land. Founded to handle lumber shipments, today PLP transports various kinds of cargo. PLP uses specialised high-tech transhipping systems to transship container, roll-on/roll-off and refrigerated cargo. The terminal also handles lumber/timber cargo and scrap metal.
A total of 4.96 billion roubles were invested in modernising the PLP terminal's facilities and developing its infrastructure from 2007 to 2009. The company's strategic investment programme was confirmed in the beginning of 2008 and is intended to develop terminal infrastructure, upgrade facilities and improve service. The programme calls for a substantial increase in the handling capacity for container, roll-on/roll-off and refrigerated cargo. In September 2009, PLP completed the initial stage to refurbish its roll-on/roll-off terminal, which then became the largest in northwestern Russia.
Transshipment is Petrolesport's most promising line of business. The terminal's current capacity enables transhipment of one million 20-foot containers per year. The terminal handles all types of containers, including refrigerated containers and containers with hazardous and oversize goods. The investment programme entails a phased increase in the terminal's container capacity to 2.3 million 20-foot containers.
Petrolesport is a subsidiary of Global Ports Investments, which operates port assets for the N-Trans group of companies.