Address to the participants

ARTUR CHILINGAROV

COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT “ST. PETERSBURG – THE SEA CAPITAL OF RUSSIA”
Bureau Member of the “UNITED RUSSIA” Party Supreme Council
First Deputy Head of the “UNITED RUSSIA” Fraction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation

Dear Colleagues!

Today, integration of Russia into the international transport network is one of promising areas of the state policy. Due to Russia’s beneficial geopolitical position our country may play the crucial role in providing traffic and developing successful trade and economic relations between Europe and Asia, at the same time fulfilling its national interests and making the Russian Federation one the strongest transport states.

The issues of development of the country’s transport system are important to representatives not only of transport sphere but of related industries as well. The III International conference “St. Petersburg – the sea capital of RUSSIA. Transport and transit potential” is to unite the participants of foreign and domestic transport markets for working out possible solutions of topical problems of this sector.

I express confidence that the conference “Transport and transit potential” will once again justify its status of the high-level event supporting initiatives of regional and federal government structures and business communities for modernization of transport sphere.

 

SERGEY IVANOV

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CHAIRMAN OF THE MARINE BOARD OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Dear guests of the International conference “St. Petersburg – the sea capital of Russia. Transport and transit potential”!

On behalf of the Marine Board of the Government of the Russian Federation allow me to greet you at the international conference, held within the project of the “UNITED RUSSIA” party “St. Petersburg – the sea capital of Russia”.

The conference takes place for the third time and the number of participants grows year by year. It should be noted that at this event the most actual issues on transport sphere development are discussed at highly professional level. At the conference the full range of issues on national transport and logistics sector and influence of international processes of globalization on the transport sphere will be considered.

The potential of the Russian Federation in attraction of international transit cargo flows is rather considerable and Russian sea ports contribute to the implementation of this potential.

Sea transport plays an important role in development of the country’s economy and transport supply of its foreign economic relations. We should not only constantly modernize the infrastructure of sea and river ports of the country, renovate fleet and dredge, we should also search for and develop new transport routes and corridors profitable for the Russian and world economy. For instance, in the sphere of sea cargo transportation it is the Northern Sea Route, first of all.

Development of cargo shipment along the Northern Sea Route is one of the crucial goals of the Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation. Today the Ministry of Transport of Russia actively works out a strategy for strengthening the status of the Northern Sea Route as an independent Euro-Asian sea transport corridor under Russia’s control. In this respect I consider discussion of the modern state of the Northern Sea Route and prospects of its development within the framework of this conference extremely important.

I am sure that participants of the conference will find solutions of topical issues of the transport sphere of Russia contributing to full implementation of its transport potential.

I wish success and fruitful work to the participants of the conference.

 

IGOR LEVITIN

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Transport and logistics sector of Russia’s economy as an engine for trade and economic relations should develop in accordance with up-to-date requirements. Stabilization of economic situation requires immediate fulfillment of the existing tasks on increasing traffic capacity of routes and their correspondence to the international standards.

In conditions of world economic globalization it is the interstate relations that stimulate further development. Modernization of transit corridors, improvement of legal basis that regulates transport sphere will strengthen the status of Russia as a reliable partner, open new growth prospects. In this respect methodical work of governmental authorities and business communities and forming of one view-point on development is necessary.

Annual conferences of the Project of the “UNITED RUSSIA” Party “St. Petersburg – the sea capital of RUSSIA” is a good possibility to discuss current issues of transport and transit potential of Russia and promising areas of further development of the transport sphere in detail.

I wish success to the participants of the conference.

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