On September 20, 2017 deputy director of the North-Western Basin Branch, head of the Kaliningrad Directorate Andrey Moshkov took part in a round-table conference, “Deadline or Prospects: What is Future of Kaliningrad Region Transportation Industry?”, that was held in Kaliningrad at the Western Press media group conference hall.

The participants in the meeting discussed a wide range of issues related to prospects for the development of the transport and logistics complex of Kaliningrad Region.

Particularly, they discussed measures of organization of functioning and permanent development of the port complex of Kaliningrad Region.

Representatives of the Kaliningrad Region government, the Association of International Road Transport Carriers (ASMAP), the Committee for Transport of the Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Agency and Freight Forwarders of Kaliningrad Seaport, as well as representatives of stevedoring companies and cargo owner companies, and other heads of the region's business community also took part in the round-table conference.

Andrey Moshkov took part in discussions on prospects for the development of the transportation industry of Kaliningrad Region. In his speech he noted the positive growth dynamics of transshipment and the number of calls at the seaport of Kaliningrad. He spoke about the key directions of the development of the port infrastructure.

Summing up the results of the discussion, Andrey Moshkov said: “If we should talk about the future of the transportation industry of Kaliningrad Region, of course, we most certainly have to talk of the prospects for the development. The president and the Russian government set the tasks to ensure transport accessibility of Kaliningrad Region and to develop the seaport infrastructure: these are the construction of three new ferry lines between Ust Luga and Baltiysk, and the implementation of the first stage to build a deep-water port in Kaliningrad Region, the construction of an international sea terminal for  cruise and cargo passengers vessels in Pionersky. An investment project on the development of cargo motor ferry and railway ferry terminals in Baltiysk, including the construction of a container terminal, is realized. Just now the port complex of Kaliningrad Region has handled up to 15% of all import cargoes (following the results of the seven month-long work) of gross share of import cargoes transshipped in all Russian seaports. The simplification of administrative procedures, the implementation of legislative initiatives, which have been submitted to the Russian Federal Assembly in form of a new federal law on Kaliningrad Region will help to create new productions in the region, develop the transportation industry and the port infrastructure.