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2023 March 17   17:49

IAA PortNews’ summary of past week news

Ports and hydraulic engineering facilities

  • Throughput of Russian seaports in 2M’2023 rose by 2.6% YoY
  • Bill on termination of lease agreements due to environmental violations in ports has been approved
  • Russian Railways: loading of export cargo bound for Russian ports rose by 0.5% to 56 million tonnes in 2M’23
  • Repair of hydraulic engineering facilities to be performed in 44 regions of Russia this year
  • Commercial Seaport of Korsakov (Sakhalin) acquired a 60-tonne portal crane
  • Oversized components of stacker-reclaimer delivered to Shakhtersk
  • There is a plan to expand oil pipelines to Primorsk and Novorossiysk
  • Volunteer Emergency Response Team of OTECO certified to conduct gas rescue operations
  • Crude exports from Primorsk increased by 66% to average 948 thousand barrels per day
  • Reconstruction of berths in the port of Korsakov costs over RUB 20 billion
  • LNG complex with facilities for loading of bunkering ships to be built in Tatarstan
  • The Interdepartmental Commission carried out a regular inspection of the Severka hydrosystem near Moscow
  • Operation of new terminal in Pevek (Chukotka) to begin in 2026
  • Potential volume of Belorussian cargo to be handled in Russian ports estimated at 30 million tonnes per year

Shipping and logistics

Shipbuilding and ship repair

  • With current rates of construction, Russia’s cruise fleet will halve by 2030 — expert
  • New residents of Ulyanovsk SEZ to invest RUB 650 million in production of composite products
  • Head of Karelia refers to construction of digital shipyard based on Onezhsky Shipyard as one of the major investment projects in the region
  • A facility for repair of commercial, auxiliary and military ships to be created at Azov Ship Repair Plant