Ice restrictions announced for Big Port of St. Petersburg and Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg
Amid slowdown of ice formation in the water area of Big Port St. Petersburg and Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg and in view of the ice forecast, the Harbourmaster office has announced the postponement of ice restrictions on shipping in the harbor and at the approaches to it from January 10 to January 17 if ice thickness reaches 10-15 cm.
According to the order signed by Mikhail Kharyuzov, Acting Harbourmaster of the port, vessels without ice class are allowed to sail in and out the port only under the guidance of the icebreaker; vessels of Ice1 category and above are allowed to sail in ice under the guidance of the icebreaker or independently on the permission and recommendations of the icebreaker.