The regional Council on marine and river transportation activities of the government of Leningrad region recommended that Customs and Border Control agencies for the North-West region to take a decision on the regime of Ust-Luga customs post, the press service of the regional government said. Sergey Bogachev, Deputy CEO for ferry service of Baltic Fleet Ltd. reported at the meeting on Ust-Luga - Baltiysk – Sassnitz ferry service.
"For years of the ferry service exposed the problem of customs clearance and infrastructure at the ports of Ust-Luga and Kaliningrad. The cargo delivered to Kaliningrad, should not be considered as goods passing through a foreign country, and customs clearance of goods takes a considerable amount of time. While, the ferry works quickly. The Customs schedule does not allow processing of cargo around the clock. If you they shift to around-the-clock operation, the cargoes could be cleared much faster," Sergey Bogachev was quoted as saying.
"For years of the ferry service exposed the problem of customs clearance and infrastructure at the ports of Ust-Luga and Kaliningrad. The cargo delivered to Kaliningrad, should not be considered as goods passing through a foreign country, and customs clearance of goods takes a considerable amount of time. While, the ferry works quickly. The Customs schedule does not allow processing of cargo around the clock. If you they shift to around-the-clock operation, the cargoes could be cleared much faster," Sergey Bogachev was quoted as saying.