The borders of the port were determined. Transport Ministry of Russian Federation and Smolniy determined the borders of Saint-Petersburg port The government of Saint-Petersburg and the Transport Ministry of Russian Federation approved the borders of the “Greater port of Saint-Petersburg”. In accordance with the adopted resolution port will include the cargo area Bronka and areas on the Kotlin island. At the same time there won’t be cargo terminals in the Gorskaya area. Besides it was resolved to cease the handling operations on the Island within this year. At the moment the annual turnover of the Vasilievskiy Island amounts to 1 mln. tons of cargoes. The Decree of the Government of Russian Federation regulating the borders of the port should be ready within the three months. more

Head of Maritime College was appointed.Prime-minister of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed new heads of coordination and advisory bodes of RF Government, the press-service of the RF Government reports. more

Sea transport takes the leadTransport industry of Russian Federation increased the turnover by 5.5% in January-April, reports Rosstat.more

The law on special economic zones will be passed during spring sessionVladimir Putin expects quick adoption of amendments to the federal law “On special economic zones”, related to the port zones on the territory of the Russian Federation. He made this statement while delivering his speech at the joint meeting of the City Council and the Sea Board of the Russian Federation in Murmansk (RIA “News”). more