St. Petersburg Committee on Nature Management, Environment Protection and Ecological Safety will open an Oil Spill Response control point at the upper reaches of the Neva-river at soon as the cargo transit navigation starts at Volga-Baltic waterway, PortNews IAA learnt from Igor Berezin, head of the department in charge of nature management activities. Round-the-clock observation of the vessels will be carried out from the on-shore premises. Besides, the Redut rescue vessel will be on permanent alert. According to Berezin, it will be the first OSR control point to be located before the draw-bridges. Earlier, all the points were placed downstream the Neva at the approaches to St. Petersburg. Berezin also told that Redut is a new modern vessel of OPR class able to leave the Neva if rescue activities are to be carried out in the sea or in the Ladoga lake.