Thanks to the intensive dredging operations carried out by FSUE “Rosmorport” at the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (VCSSC), passport depths for the canal fleet draught of 4.5 m were provided on 13 out of 50 km of the most challenging areas for navigation of the VCSSC by June 20.

At the moment, 15 dredgers are working at the VCSSC: 6 units of the enterprise’s own dredging fleet – Pyotr Sablin, Artemiy Volynsky, Ivan Cheremisinov, Kronshlot, Severno-Zapadny-503 and Urengoy – and 9 vessels involved by the enterprise: Arkady Kardakov, Professor Lukin, Moguchiy, Donskoy-701, Belyana, Kaspiy, Pechora, Vyborgsky 1, Apsheron. FSUE “Rosmorport” plans to continue increasing the number of vessels involved in repair dredging on the canal.

FSUE “Rosmorport” takes comprehensive measures for the development of the VCSSC as part of the global task of ensuring the operation of the international North-South transport corridor. By the end of 2023, in order to fulfill the task set by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the passage of vessels with a draft of at least 4.5 m along the VCSSC will be ensured, and a project for the construction of protective structures of the canal will be implemented.