The Saint-Petersburg Committee on Transport and Transit Strategy intends to connect residential and central districts of Saint-Petersburg by means of water transport. Capacity of vessels used on city routes will be increased from 12 to 30-50 passengers. More information…

At a meeting held on June 3, the Government of the Russian Federation considered amendments to some of its documents (with regard to navigational hydraulic structures (HS) security powers). More information…

Rosmorport announced open request for prices in order to select a contractor to conclude a contract on repair dredging operations at the Taganrog Ship Channel and approach to moorages №1-9 of the Port of Taganrog in 2010. More information…

The Federal Agency for Transport Supervision of the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation (Rostransnadzor), on the basis of the results of the activity in 2009, listed main shortcomings in operation of port hydraulic engineering structures. More information…

Nevsky Concessionary Company, Ltd., proceeded with an application for the right to enter into the concession agreement on design, construction, financing and operation of the Orlovsky tunnel under Neva river in Saint-Petersburg. More information…

According to IA Regnum, Igor Koblev, head of FGU Volga-Don State Basin Management for Waterways and Navigation, stated that the staff of the Volga-Don Shipping Canal are to increase cargo transit by 10% in the course of year 2010 navigation. More information…

Last year in the Primorsky Territory, the first berth of Posyet Commercial Port was fully renovated: over 5,000 sq. m. of new storage areas opened and 3,000 sq. m. repaired. More information…

On the base of the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, a new commission of inquiry the background of grave destruction of the protecting hydraulic structures under construction at the entry of Mzymta river of the port of Sochi and loss of facilities. More information…