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31 March 2010, 11:39
Russian Ports to give preference to LPG
Gazprom has consolidated its production assets for the implementation of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) in Russia through its subsidiary Gazenergoset. According to expectations this will contribute to the development of production of this type of gas in Russia. At the time of struggle for more efficient use of associated gas, about which the first person in the country repeatedly made remarks, as well as the appearance in the world of technology, enabling greater use of LPG in the economy and everyday life, experts predict a rise of investment and the construction of the marine transshipment facilities in the Russian ports.
26 March 2010, 10:15
Transport & Logistics representatives gather in the South
VI International Transport Forum "YugTrans-2010” was held on March 18-19, in the village of Kabardinka near Novorossiysk, at "Nadezhda.SPA & Sea Paradise" Hotel. The event has long been a key event in the transport sector of the southern region, and this time was attended by over 150 delegates from Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Lithuania and Kazakhstan. There have been 33 reports delivered by the forum participants in these two days over the most urgent issues in the field of transport business.
20 March 2010, 07:39
Container shipping market to be mastered?
The market for container shipping began to recover this year. At least, the statistics of container capacity of the world's largest ports for the first two months looks promising. At the same time, Baltic ports started to claim actively to become a container hub station.
14 March 2010, 13:45
Determining the future
Gradually overcoming the crisis the Russian port industry faces the aggravation of old problems and outbreak of new ones. At the same time Russia undergoes a number of significant reforms in this area - the boundaries of seaports have been established, the bill supporting shipbuilding and navigation has been developed, and International Maritime Organization (IMO) has carried out the audit. What are the prospects of this industry and what measures are needed to be taken in order to improve its competitiveness heads of leading enterprises and government representatives are to discuss October 5, 2010 as part of II International Conference "The Future of Russian Ports", which will take place within the framework of 10-th International Anniversary Exhibition Transtech-2010
7 March 2010, 19:20
Investors to amend plans
The crisis has introduced a number of changes to the projects of construction of new port terminals in Russia. Volume of investment is reduced, project implementation period is rescheduled. However, large number of investment projects, that are on the early stage of implementation, have been worked out at the present moment, the most interesting of which are planned to be carried out in the Kaliningrad region, the port of Taman, Tuapse, and others.
2 March 2010, 18:35
Alexander Davydenko, the head of Rosmorrechflot: "Implemented mechanisms must provide legal framework for investment prospects of the industry"
In 2009 the global financial crisis had an impact both on performance of the industry, and on the entire economy of Russia. As part of the federal budget sequestration it became necessary to establish priorities and optimize costs.

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