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

The State Duma approved the draft law on sea ports in the first readingOn June, 8th the State Duma approved in the first reading the draft law “On sea ports in the Russian Federation” introduced by the group of deputies (Prime-Tass). It is meant to regulate the legal relationships arising from the activities in the sea ports, including construction, operation and reconstruction of their infrastructure facilities. more

State Duma has passed bill on special economic port zones.Russia's lower chamber of parliament (the State Duma) has passed in the third reading the bill on creation of special economic port zones (SEZ). The new special economic zones can be created at seaports, river ports and international airports. In accordance with this law, free custom zones will be created on the territories of SEZ. These measures are aimed at raising investments for construction and development of the ports. more

State Duma has passed in the second reading the bill on RF seaports.The State Duma has passed in the second reading the bill, regulating the work of the sea ports in Russia. more

State Duma has passed in the second reading the bill on special economic port zones.Russia's lower chamber of parliament (the State Duma) has passed in the second reading the bill “On amendments into federal law “On special economic zones in RF” and separate legislative acts of RF” related to the creation of special economic port zones. more

Special economic zones in the port were approved in the first readingThe process of creation of the special port zones is entering its final stage. Yesterday the State Duma approved in the first reading the law on special economic zones in the port, which prolonged the duration period of the zones up to 49 years (“Business” reports). more

The State Duma approved the draft law on sea ports in the first readingOn June, 8th the State Duma approved in the first reading the draft law “On sea ports in the Russian Federation” introduced by the group of deputies (Prime-Tass). more

Committee of the Federal Council supported the draft law on port SEZOperating Committee of the Federal Council on industrial policy supported the governmental draft law envisaging the creation of special port economic zones in Russia (SPEZ), reported the chairman of the Committee Valentin Zavadnikov. “This document determines the procedure of creation, functioning and termination of SPEZ on the territories of the sea and river ports, airports of Russia, both current and projected”, -said the senator. more

Ivanov encouraged implementation of tax measures and creation of fair competition for the stimulation of the port development in the Russian FederationFirst vice prime minister Sergey Ivanov believes that the governmental measures regarding the Russian ports can be deemed as de-stimulating. more

Audit results of Rosmorport will be submitted to the prosecutor’s officeAs a result of audit of Saint-Petersburg affiliate of “Rosmorport” Audit Chamber of the Russian Federation elicited violations of the legislation. more

The President gave instructions to develop the investment programmes of the ports’ developmentIn the nearest future the President of Russia intends to instruct the government of the country to develop and adopt the investment programmes of the ports’ development and consider the possibilities of the creation of free port zones with preferential taxation. Vladimir Putin announced this intention while delivering his annual speech to the Federal Assembly (Information Agency Regnum reports). According to the President, Russian cargo flows shouldn’t run through the foreign ports. more