legislation
2021 February 3
| 14:39 | RF Transport Ministry drafted law on environmental safety of offshore handling operations |
2020 December 26
| 17:33 | Port of LA applauds lawmakers for passage of WRDA 2020 |
2020 December 9
| 13:56 | Federal Law on storing agricultural chemicals in ports signed by RF President |
2020 November 26
| 16:27 | RF State Duma approves lifting the ban on storage of agricultural chemicals in ports |
2020 September 23
| 10:00 | RF Government approves new NSR navigation rules |
2020 July 30
| 15:04 | Russian Gov’t to regulate determining evaluation costs of domestically built ships |
2020 July 21
| 15:35 | State Duma approves amendments into law on payments for damage of water bodies |
2020 July 14
| 16:46 | Vladimir Putin signs the package of federal laws on the system of privileges in the Arctic |
2020 July 8
| 13:45 | RF State Duma adopts a package of laws on privileges in the Arctic |
2020 June 8
| 11:32 | Amendments approved for coastwise shipping activities by foreign-flagged ships |
2020 April 28
| 12:36 | Procedure of ship vulnerability assessment offered for public discussion |
2020 April 6
| 09:32 | RF Government approves draft Energy Strategy until 2035 |
2020 April 2
| 13:37 | Law ranking heavy fuel oil as medium distillate comes into effect |
2020 March 31
| 16:55 | State Duma of Russia approved in first reading expansion of resource base for LNG production projects |
2020 March 19
| 14:38 | Russian President signs Law on tax privileges for Arctic investors |
2020 March 2
2019 December 21
| 17:01 | Russia addressed IMO to prevent ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic |
2019 December 20
| 10:47 | EEC Council extends 1.5-pct sulphur cap for marine fuel till 31 December 2023 |
2019 December 18
| 16:04 | Russia's working group on LNG-powered shipping makes decision on creation of unified data base |
2019 December 17
| 09:54 | Russian President signs Water Code amendments |
2019 November 22
| 17:24 | RF Transport Ministry counts on 'regulatory guillotine’ to cancel overlapping and obsolete requirements |
2019 November 19
| 10:31 | EEC postponed consideration of amendments into Technical Regulation of the Customs Union in the part of sulphur content in bunker |
2019 October 24
| 11:49 | Russia develops rules and standards for using LNG as marine fuel - Yury Kostin |
2019 October 14
| 13:56 | Some services in Russian ports to be excluded from the list of regulated services |
2019 October 2
| 10:35 | Draft Order of RF President on Establishment of Marine Engineering Corporation published by federal portal for draft laws |
2019 September 9
| 15:50 | Ministry of Industry and Trade drafted Presidential Decree on Integration of Zvezda and Iceberg into Modern Shipbuilding Technologies JSC |
2019 September 4
| 10:13 | 46 crab catchers risk not to be recognized as Russian ships due to RF Government Decree No719 |
2019 August 30
| 11:21 | RF Government approves procedure for crab auctions |
2019 August 21
| 10:45 | RF Ministry of Industry and Trade to prevent outflow of shipbuilding contracts from Russian shipyards |
2019 August 6
| 10:04 | Two dozen shipmasters fined over border crossing rules violation |
2019 August 5
| 10:58 | RF Government submits to State Duma bill on types of works to be performed exclusively by ships of Russian origin |
2019 August 2
| 17:46 | Canada Gov't marks the coming into force of the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act |
2019 August 1
| 10:54 | Vessels staying at anchorage facilities beyond border checkpoints in the Gulf of Finland subject to fines |
2019 July 29
| 14:53 | Vladimir Putin signed law to include water areas into PDA limits |
2019 July 25
| 17:57 | State Duma passed bill to rank heavy fuel oil as medium distillates from 1 April 2020 |
2019 July 24
| 14:32 | Council of Federation approves procedure for tourist ships' entering Russia’s Far East and Arctic zones |
2019 July 18
| 15:52 | State Duma makes it easier for foreign tourists to visit Russia’s Arctic |
2019 April 10
| 09:51 | RF Government approves amendments to Decree on criteria to define ships of Russian origin |
2019 March 15
| 18:29 | IMO strengthens coal moister control |
2019 January 30
| 16:19 | Comprehensive plan for core infrastructure modernization can be expanded with new projects according to approved procedure |
2018 December 20
| 11:21 | Issue of 3-year transition period in respect of using Russian-flagged ships in the Arctic is under consideration |
2018 December 11
| 14:48 | Draft law on Arctic administration approved in the third reading by Russia’s State Duma |
2018 December 4
| 13:33 | Draft law on Arctic administration approved in the second reading by Russia’s State Duma |
2018 November 30
| 09:58 | RF President signs Law on Accession to the Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention |
2018 August 27
| 10:48 | Russia’s Transport Ministry releases approval of service rules in merchant shipping |
2018 August 13
| 09:32 | Leaders of five Capsian states sign Convention on legal status of the Caspian Sea |
2018 August 6
| 13:50 | Vladimir Putin signs Federal Law on ruble tariffs in Russian seaports |
2018 July 31
| 10:55 | Federal Law on multiple crossings of State Border without passing control is officially published |
2018 July 26
| 12:59 | Russia’s State Duma passed the bill on ruble tariffs to be applied in seaports |
2018 July 19
| 11:42 | State Duma approves Russian ships’ multiple crossings of State Border through notification procedure |
2018 July 13
2018 June 14
| 17:30 | Specifications of products to be rated as manufactured in Russia will be updated |
2018 May 8
| 12:18 | State Duma Committee supports expanding Free Port of Vladivostok regime to Sovetskaya Gavan |
2018 March 26
| 12:39 | RF Government approves federal law on setting rouble prices for services offered in Russian seaports |
2018 March 22
| 14:04 | RF Transport Ministry defines procedure for approval of widespread minerals production at Russia’s IWWs |
2018 February 27
| 13:33 | Draft law introducing electronic queuing system for pilotage at Russian seaports is available for public discussion (document) |
2018 January 24
| 11:40 | RF Transport Ministry approves the list of seaport infrastructure facilities |
2018 January 9
| 11:25 | Revised Merchant Shipping Code and Inland Water Transport Code expand authorities of Harbour Masters and Captains |
2021 February 24
Filling container gaps
Over the recent two decades, the stevedore business has invested billions of rubles into construction of container handling facilities in Russian ports. However, their underloading in the North-West and the South of the country is estimated at 40% on the average with the Far East being short of such facilities. Modern container terminals can be used more efficiently with the assistance of the regional and federal authorities. Filling container gaps