New fees rates for services on inland waterways provided by the State Basin Department Volga-Balt came into force after the order of Russian Federal Tariff Service (FTS) was registered in the Ministry of Justice (reg. N191-t / 6, Aug 24, 2010), the SBD Volga-Balt’s press service said.
Pilotage dues in the areas of compulsory pilotage, as under the St. Petersburg bridges, will be - for Russian vessels – RUB 8,313.9, for foreign vessels – RUB 12,404.8. Pilotage of oversized Russian ships and trains under the city’s bridges will be – RUB 11,898.1. The service charges in the waters of the Sea port of St. Petersburg will make up 4,000 rubles for Russian vessels.
Volga-Baltic Waterway (Volga-Balt) is one of the major lanes of the deepwater network of inland waterways of the European part of Russia. This is a complex of engineering facilities, which includes 4,900 km of navigable waterways, including 3,270 km with guaranteed dimensions, 11 locks with water lift of 11 to 18 meters, three hydroelectric plants, 25 earth dams and levees, 12 ferries, 9 bridges, 8 lighthouses in the Lake of Ladoga, more than 5,000 signs of navigation situation, 273 vessels of service fleet. In 2009, traffic volume on the Volga-Baltic Waterway fell 8% year-on-year to 16.7 million tons of cargo (timber, construction, chemical goods, metals, oil, flux, etc.).
Pilotage dues in the areas of compulsory pilotage, as under the St. Petersburg bridges, will be - for Russian vessels – RUB 8,313.9, for foreign vessels – RUB 12,404.8. Pilotage of oversized Russian ships and trains under the city’s bridges will be – RUB 11,898.1. The service charges in the waters of the Sea port of St. Petersburg will make up 4,000 rubles for Russian vessels.
Volga-Baltic Waterway (Volga-Balt) is one of the major lanes of the deepwater network of inland waterways of the European part of Russia. This is a complex of engineering facilities, which includes 4,900 km of navigable waterways, including 3,270 km with guaranteed dimensions, 11 locks with water lift of 11 to 18 meters, three hydroelectric plants, 25 earth dams and levees, 12 ferries, 9 bridges, 8 lighthouses in the Lake of Ladoga, more than 5,000 signs of navigation situation, 273 vessels of service fleet. In 2009, traffic volume on the Volga-Baltic Waterway fell 8% year-on-year to 16.7 million tons of cargo (timber, construction, chemical goods, metals, oil, flux, etc.).