From November 15, 24.00 (Moscow time), transit navigation will be closed at Volga-Baltic waterway, PortNews IAA learnt from Vladimir Nikolayev, head of Volgo-Balt State Basin Authority. Mr. Nikolayev added that navigation on the Neva river and in the western part of the Ladoga lake continues as long as the weather allows.
Volgo-Balt (Volga-Baltic waterway) is one of the most significant water routes comprising integrated deep-water system of inland waterways of Russia’s European part. It is a complex of engineering facilities uniting 4900 kilometers of operated waterways including 3270 kilometers with guaranteed dimensions, 11 locks with water lift from 11 to 18 meters, three water-power stations, 25 earth dikes and dams, 12 ferry crossings, 9 bridge crossings, 8 lighthouses in the Ladoga lake, over 5000 signs of navigation situation, 273 units of service fleet.