September 11 Yury Tsvetkov, Deputy Transport Minister of Russia, Head of the RF Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) met with Maersk top managers in framework of the Fourth Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
According to Rosmorrechflot, the agenda included the first ever trial voyage of the company’s container ship “Venta Maersk” via the Northern Sea Route with a cargo of fish in reefer containers.
The parties also discussed the current state and trends in the global shipping market and the impact of the new bunker requirements tha are to come into force soon.