State-run "Rosmorport" in accordance with the orders for the company in 2008-2009, has established rates (discounts) to the rates of port charges in 9 seaports in Russia at 0.4 (discount 60%) to 0.87 (discount 13%) , thus reducing the costs for shipowners to pay port fees, totaling approximately 310 million rubles, the Rosmorport authorities said in an interview with "PortNews" agency. In particular, the savings for owners in 2008 totaled 170 million rubles., This year, currently - 140 million rubles. (depending on the number of ship calls actually made).
The largest cuts had been made, the port official highlighted, for passenger and ro-ro ships in the ports of Big Port of St. Petersburg, Passenger Port of St. Petersburg and the Kavkaz (Caucasus) to encourage the development of freight lines of ships ro-ro type and to boost the tourism industry. This was made in accordance with the application of the governor Valentina Matvienko to Russian government.
The ports of Kaliningrad (Baltiysk) and Ust-Luga have also reduced charges (for ships types mentioned above) to promote rail-car ferry "Ust-Luga - Baltiisk - ports of Germany, to ensure reliable transport connection between the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions, and ports of Germany.
The average discount is 45%, with discounts available to vessels registered to operate on international routes.
"In order to comply with antimonopoly law, the port official is quoted as saying, we are considering the establishment of the same level of discounts for all sister ships following the routes between the same ports.
The largest cuts had been made, the port official highlighted, for passenger and ro-ro ships in the ports of Big Port of St. Petersburg, Passenger Port of St. Petersburg and the Kavkaz (Caucasus) to encourage the development of freight lines of ships ro-ro type and to boost the tourism industry. This was made in accordance with the application of the governor Valentina Matvienko to Russian government.
The ports of Kaliningrad (Baltiysk) and Ust-Luga have also reduced charges (for ships types mentioned above) to promote rail-car ferry "Ust-Luga - Baltiisk - ports of Germany, to ensure reliable transport connection between the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions, and ports of Germany.
The average discount is 45%, with discounts available to vessels registered to operate on international routes.
"In order to comply with antimonopoly law, the port official is quoted as saying, we are considering the establishment of the same level of discounts for all sister ships following the routes between the same ports.