 4 March 2010
Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia, to talk on measures of business support:
Customs procedures for export of non-oil goods and import of high-tech equipment should be developed and simplified. |
 4 March 2010
Rishat Bagautdinov, Chairman of the Board of the Association of shipping companies, of the Board of Directors of Volga Shipping JSC to talk on the need to introduce electronic charts:
I would like to speed up the introduction of electronic cards in the industry. |
 9 March 2010
Vyacheslav Shport, The Governor of The Khabarovsk Territory, on the development of railway approaches to the port of Vanino:
Turnover has increased. Investment in railways development has already yielded good results. Last year 4 billion rubles were invested in the Reconstruction of BAM area. Port Vanino is very important project -, Sovetskaya Gavan. According to the volumes, declared by investors, today there are up to 100 million tons. They say such figures will be reached by 2020. That is why this project was launched in time. Now people go to work, and considerable results are reached, including revenues in the budget. |
 14 March 2010
Mitropoulos Evfimios, Secretary-General of IMO to speak on actions undertaken by IMO to solve the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from ships:
A comprehensive package of measures adopted by IMO in 2008 will come into force in July this year, these measures will ultimately help to reduce drastically the amount of toxic emissions from the world merchant fleet. Such step will make radical changes in the activities of shipping companies |
 15 March 2010
Viktor Zubkov, First Prime Minister Deputy of Russia to speak on challenges in the development of fishing sector:
Fishing industry of Russia with the participation of Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Regional Development must take measures on arrangement of special environment for establishment of efficient logistics systems for products delivery to the end consumer. Increase in overall production of fish also requires the establishment of a modern infrastructure, capable to provide receiving, processing, storage and transportation of fish products ... |
 17 March 2010
Jambulat Khatuov, Vice-Governor of Krasnodar Region on the development of port facilities in Taman
"In the coming years a large transportation center is expected to be launched at the territory of Temryuk district, volumes of it’s handled cargo capable to reach figures of Novorossiysk port." |
 18 March 2010
ITF Maritime Coordinator Steve Cotton on the piracy issue
-This decision has empowered us to build a worldwide campaign to put pressure on all governments to close the gap in their anti-piracy efforts. |
 23 March 2010
Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister on cost overrating of infrastructure facilities construction:
- I analyzed what has happened recently. Some pricing principles have been amended, but what is the result? The result contrary to our expectations! Prices have gone up! Including cost for the construction of bridges, capital facilities. |
 26 March 2010
Konstantin Efimenko, Minister of Transport and Communications of Ukraine on measures to improve the competitiveness of Ukrainian ports:
- To be well-informed , to monitor global and regional trends, to draw correct conclusions and apply the best international practices, as well as implement a flexible tariff policy and to collaborate with companies, cargo owners –all these combined measures should have a positive impact on economic performance of longshoremen’ activity. |
 31 March 2010
Tatyana Presnakova,CEO of Sea Ecology JSC, on the necessity to establish United environment protection sustem against oil spill in the Baltic Sea
- In fact, there is currently no single system of response and protection of the environment from oil spills at sea. Baltic Basin Emergency and Rescue Management operates in the deep water areas and in shallow water, where the rescue teams of stevedoring companies operate, there is almost no interaction and exchange of information. |
