Ministry of Transport discounts the tariff for transportation of oil and oil product by railroad transit to the ports of Azov-and-Black Seas Basin for those who undertake it before December 31, 2006
Ministry of Transport discounts the tariff for transportation of oil and oil product by railroad transit to the ports of the Azov-and-Black Seas Basin for those who undertake it before December 31, 2006. According to RZHD-Partner referring to Interfax, the discount is applicable for transportation of oil via Samur station to the port of Feodosiya (Ukraine) via Uspenskaya station; oil and oil products to the port of Makhachkala via Samur station; oil and oil products from Turkmenia in direction of Ukrainian ports via Uspenskaya station and in direction of the ports of the Black Sea.
Besides, Ministry of Transport introduces a discount till November 30, 2006 to the amount of 48% for transportation of heavy fuel oil from Kazakhstan via Aksarayskaya-2 station by railroad transit through direct international railroad-and-ferry link via Caucasus port (Russia) and Crimea port (Ukraine).
Such a measure has been undertaken “in order to attract cargo from alternative routes to Russia’s system of cargo transportation”, the order reads.