Makhachkala Branch News

Director of the Makhachkala Branch takes part in joint meeting between Dagestan Republic Government and Russian Ministry for North Caucasus Affairs

Director of the Makhachkala Branch Apandi Nurmagomedov took part in a joint meeting between the Government of the Republic of Dagestan and the Russian Ministry for North Caucasus Affairs in Makhachkala July 17, 2018. The meeting has been led by the Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan Artem Zdunov and Russian Deputy Minister for North Caucasus Affairs Olga Rukhullayeva.

The meeting focused on the development of the ports’ capacity in Makhachkala, Kaspiysk and Derbent.

In his speech the director of the Makhachkala Branch Apandi Nurmagomedov told the participants in the meeting that FSUE “Rosmorport” had developed a general scheme for the development of the seaport of Makhachkala till the year 2030. The scheme envisions the gradual increase in capacity of the seaport for transshipment of cargoes to 18 million tons per year and a project to build harbors for cruise vessels, yachts and boats in the seaport of Makhachkala and in Derbent.

Following the results of the discussion the participants in the meeting supported proposals on the need to step up the joint work of federal and regional authorities of the Republic of Dagestan in order to coordinate joint efforts aimed at organizing events to develop the port capacity of the Republic of Dagestan.