Capacity of inland water ways of Russia to be increased by 31.7 mln t this year

Anti-crisis plan of RF Government provides for the increase of traffic capacity of Russia’s inland water ways (IWW) by 31.7 mln t in 2016. 

Special measures are to be applied to solve the problem of limited navigation caused by low water level, to ensure safe operation of navigational hydraulic facilities (NHF) through full-scale financing of IWW and NHF maintenance.

The plan is supposed to ensure safe and stable operation of navigational hydraulic facilities (96 units) and guarantee specified dimensions of fairways amid challenging natural climate conditions as well as to stabilize financial position of shipping companies and keep down the growth of IWW transportation costs.

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