RF Ministry of Justice registers order on designation of caution areas in ports of cities hosting World Cup 2018
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has registered the Order of RF Transport Ministry dated 14.05.2018 (No 194) on designation of caution areas with enhanced security, says press center of Rosmorrechflot (Federal Marine and River Transport Agency).
The document defines areas in the ports of eight cities of the Russian Federation hosting the World Cup 2018 where ships and small size vessels will be banned. According to the document, the restrictions will be in force in the following cities:
- Volgograd, June 18, 22, 25, 28, between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area near the Volga river’s right bank;
- Kazan, June 16, 20, 24, 27, 30 and July 6, between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area of the Kazanka river;
- Kaliningrad, June 16, 22, 25, 28, between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area of the Pregolya and Staraya Pregolya rivers;
- Moscow, June 14, 17, 20, 26 and July 1, 11, 15 between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area of the Moskva river; June 16, 19, 23, 27 and July 3 between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area of the Mosva river;
- Nizhny Novgorod, June 18, 21, 24, 27 and July 1 and 6 between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area near the Volga river’s right bank;
- Rostov-on-Don, June 17, 20, 23, 26 and July 2, between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area of the Don river;
- Saint-Petersburg, June 15, 19, 22, 26 and July 3, 10, 14, between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area near the Krestovsky island;
- Sochi, June 15, 18, 23, 26, 30 and July 7 between 12:00 and 24:00 local time, water area of the Black Sea near the city of Sochi.
The ban does not cover tugboats, vessels used for maintenance of inland water ways, pilot launches, port fleet vessels intended for collection of oily waters, bilge water and garbage as well as for supply of fuel and drinking water, special ships and emergency ships as well as vessels involved in World Cup 2018 events.
The list of vessels not covered by the restrictions is available at official websites of Administrations of Sea Ports of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, Volgo-Baltic, Volga and Moscow Basins of Russia’s inland water ways.
