Congestion on the rivers
Growing production of hydrocarbons in the Caspian Sea will inevitably lead to an increase in shipping, Russian Vice Premier Sergei Ivanov said. Mr. Ivanon who heads the Marine Board of Russian Government was speaking at the agency meeting in Astrakhan. The official noted the Volga-Caspian canal has been operating at its maximum capacity.
The head of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Russia Alexander Davydenko who made a report at the meeting, told about the activities that are carried out by ministries and departments responsible for the operation of navigable waterways in Russia. Here is the report of the head of Rosmorrechflot the Marine Board.
"The united deep-water system (DWS) was created in the 50s of last century and is of strategic importance. The DWS based on the Volga River encompasses the White Sea-Baltic Canal, the Moscow Canal, the Volga-Don Canal and the Volga-Baltic Waterway. DWS provides transport links of the Caspian, Baltic, Azov and Black and White seas. In addition, there is Severodvinsky gateway system, which connects the Volga-Baltic waterway with rivers Sukhona and the Northern Dvina.
Along the entire deep-water system the rivers depths reach 4 meters, with the exception of several rather long sections.
In 2010 nearly 70 million of cargo and 12 million passengers were transported through the DWS in both directions, which accounts for 2 / 3 of the total traffic on inland waterways (IW) of Russia. Last year some 100 million tons of cargo were transshipped via 60 river ports and jetties of general use, which are located on the DWS. It also makes more than 2 / 3 of the aggregated cargo throughput of all river ports of Russia.
In accordance with the European Agreement of 19 January 1996, signed by the Russian Federation and ratified in 2000, the DWS length of about 6,000 km is part of inland waterways of international importance. This is the so-called large European water ring. The route of the ring is more than 10,000 km and passes through 12 countries. Until now, shipping on this ring is not fully realized because of legislative obstacles, incomplete readiness of the waterways, lack of sufficient specific class of ships, etc.
The head of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Russia Alexander Davydenko who made a report at the meeting, told about the activities that are carried out by ministries and departments responsible for the operation of navigable waterways in Russia. Here is the report of the head of Rosmorrechflot the Marine Board.
"The united deep-water system (DWS) was created in the 50s of last century and is of strategic importance. The DWS based on the Volga River encompasses the White Sea-Baltic Canal, the Moscow Canal, the Volga-Don Canal and the Volga-Baltic Waterway. DWS provides transport links of the Caspian, Baltic, Azov and Black and White seas. In addition, there is Severodvinsky gateway system, which connects the Volga-Baltic waterway with rivers Sukhona and the Northern Dvina.
Along the entire deep-water system the rivers depths reach 4 meters, with the exception of several rather long sections.
In 2010 nearly 70 million of cargo and 12 million passengers were transported through the DWS in both directions, which accounts for 2 / 3 of the total traffic on inland waterways (IW) of Russia. Last year some 100 million tons of cargo were transshipped via 60 river ports and jetties of general use, which are located on the DWS. It also makes more than 2 / 3 of the aggregated cargo throughput of all river ports of Russia.
In accordance with the European Agreement of 19 January 1996, signed by the Russian Federation and ratified in 2000, the DWS length of about 6,000 km is part of inland waterways of international importance. This is the so-called large European water ring. The route of the ring is more than 10,000 km and passes through 12 countries. Until now, shipping on this ring is not fully realized because of legislative obstacles, incomplete readiness of the waterways, lack of sufficient specific class of ships, etc.