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Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board, conducted a working visit to the Delo Group terminals in Novorossiysk. During the visit, Sergey Shishkarev, Chairman of the Group's Board of Directors and a member of the Russian Maritime Board, discussed the latest cargo handling technologies, production facilities, and investment projects aimed at enhancing Russia's port infrastructure and foreign trade. The delegation also included Vladimir Ustinov, Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Southern Federal District, and Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory.
Shishkarev outlined Delo Group's terminal development projects, highlighting the ongoing reconstruction of the container terminal's deep-water berth, set to increase capacity by 30% by 2027, and plans to expand the grain terminal's capacity by 16% by the end of 2026. The delegation also discussed topics like terminal coordination with relevant authorities during emergencies, security measures, the potential creation of a single data management center, introduction of "green corridors" for priority passage of vessels with digital profiles, and the development of approaches to the Azov-Black Sea basin ports.
"The Azov-Black Sea basin is one of the major directions of cargo transportation for Russia. Over the recent years, a large-scale process of updating and expanding the port infrastructure of major cities has been implemented. About twenty projects are planned to be launched in the ports of the Krasnodar Territory – Novorossiysk, Taman, Tuapse, Temryuk, Kavkaz and Yeysk by 2030," Nikolai Patrushev noted.
"Delo Group is making systematic investments in modern transport infrastructure. With our own funds, we built the country's largest offshore grain terminal in Novorossiysk from scratch, and commissioned a unique deep-water berth at the container terminal in Southern Russia in 2019. Our investments in the container terminal total 17 billion rubles, and 11 billion rubles in the grain terminal. Currently, their utilization exceeds 90%, and we're working to boost capacity to over 1 million TEU and 12.6 million tons of grain annually. We prioritize production efficiency, as well as safety and coordinated efforts with relevant services during emergencies," stated Shishkarev.
Shishkarev also participated in a meeting on the implementation of national maritime policy in the coastal territories of the Azov-Black Sea region, chaired by Patrushev and held at the Novorossiysk administration.
Delo Group takes an integrated approach to achieving transport sovereignty, constructing new facilities, and upgrading existing infrastructure using modern technology and international best practices. Over its more than 30-year history, the Group's investments in the nation's transport infrastructure have exceeded 170 billion rubles.