Budget allocations for construction of ferry crossings to exceed RUR 2 billion in 2008

In 2008, the volume of budget allocations for construction of marine railway and automobile crossings to total RUR 2.141.4 million. As PortNews IAA learnt from the Ministry of Transport, the plan was announced at the extended meeting of the Council of the Federal Agency of Marine and River Fleet. In particular, a railway ferry complex is to be built in Baltiysk (Kaliningrad region) and an automobile-railway ferry complex is to be built in the port of Ust-Luga.