On January 30, the exhibition of the Museum of the Sea and River Fleet "The Century of the Russian Merchant Fleet: to the centenary of the centralized management of the merchant marine fleet" opened in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The project is dedicated to the key events of the century-old history of the industry, the heroics and everyday life of sailors.

The opening of the exhibition took place on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Petropavlovsk Commercial Seaport, which entered service on February 1, 1945. The event was held with the assistance of the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory, Vladimir Solodov, and the Government of the Kamchatka Region.

The opening ceremony was attended by Oksana Prokopenko, Minister of Culture of the Kamchatka Region, Vladimir Kozlov, Director of the FSUE "Rosmorport" Petropavlovsk Branch, representatives of the regional administration and maritime industry enterprises operating in the region.

Sergey Kolobaev, Acting Director of the Museum of the Marine and River Fleet, addressed the guests with a welcoming speech. After the ceremony, a guided tour of the exposition was held for all the invited guests.

The exhibition is presented in a warm tent on the territory of the city site "Ecosystem.Cottage". It will be possible to visit it until March 30, 2025.

FSUE "Rosmorport" is a regular partner of events organized by the Museum of the Marine and River Fleet. With the support of the company, the Northern Maritime Museum in Arkhangelsk is currently hosting the exhibition "Four Times Renamed", dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the through passage of ice cutter Fedor Litke along the Northern Sea Route, which will also last until March 30, 2025.

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The starting point of the history of the Russian merchant fleet is considered to be July 18, 1924. On this day, the Council of Labor and Defense established the Sovtorgflot JSC. This event laid the foundations for centralized management of the marine industry.

The Merchant Fleet developed rapidly in the first five-year plans, made a huge contribution to the Great Victory and reached its peak in the 1960s-1980s seeing its golden age. At that time, vessels of the Soviet merchant fleet entered most ports of the world, and two or three new vessels were launched every week at shipyards.

Having overcome the difficulties of the 1990s, the Russian merchant fleet has been actively developing over the past 20 years. Today, the management of the industry is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport.