FTS sets port dues at the ports of Azov and Rostov-on-Don
The Russian Federal Tariff Service Board has approved the rate of port charges at Azov and Rostov-on-Don seaports. The port charges will be levied by Taganrog Port Authority and the Federal Rosmorport. FTS also cut the rate of tonnage dues at the port Taganrog, and align the rate of port fees for Russian and foreign-flagged vessels, the FTS press service said.
As a result the port charges levied at the ports of Azov, Rostov-on-Don, were harmonized with the current effective port charges in the Russian Federation. Besides, rates of port fees for the Russian short sea trade vessels decreased by 8%, the FCS statement said.
The establishment of new port dues was needed since last summer when the ports of Rostov-on-Don and Azov had been assigned the status of seaports.
Port of Rostov, a strategic multimodal transport and logistics hub, is located at the intersection of inland waterways, and a major Southern transport corridor for trade flows, inbound and outbound cargo, passing via Port Rostov to/from Russia, through the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. The port of Rostov-on-Don provides services under the Russian Transport Ministry’s order (July 9, 2009 N 114). Freight traffic volumes handled by stevedoring companies operating at the seaport of Rostov in 2009 totaled 6,165,000 tons.
Port of Azov is situated on the banks of the Don river. It is the main gateway between the Mediterranean Sea with the inland waterways of Russia and the Caspian Sea, for freight flows to the central part of Russia, the Urals and Central Asia.
As a result the port charges levied at the ports of Azov, Rostov-on-Don, were harmonized with the current effective port charges in the Russian Federation. Besides, rates of port fees for the Russian short sea trade vessels decreased by 8%, the FCS statement said.
The establishment of new port dues was needed since last summer when the ports of Rostov-on-Don and Azov had been assigned the status of seaports.
Port of Rostov, a strategic multimodal transport and logistics hub, is located at the intersection of inland waterways, and a major Southern transport corridor for trade flows, inbound and outbound cargo, passing via Port Rostov to/from Russia, through the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. The port of Rostov-on-Don provides services under the Russian Transport Ministry’s order (July 9, 2009 N 114). Freight traffic volumes handled by stevedoring companies operating at the seaport of Rostov in 2009 totaled 6,165,000 tons.
Port of Azov is situated on the banks of the Don river. It is the main gateway between the Mediterranean Sea with the inland waterways of Russia and the Caspian Sea, for freight flows to the central part of Russia, the Urals and Central Asia.