The dredging season in the in the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal is to start as of April 1, 2023, the press office of the RF Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Roosmorrechflot) said in a statement.
A meeting to discuss the scope of work and this year’s plans and targets was held in Rosmorrechflot. Preparations for dredging are carried out on schedule. The dredging fleet to be deployed has been assembled.
During April, up to 10 dredgers are to be deployed in the canal, and up to 15 in May. Later, it is planned to deploy additional fleet to increase dredging volumes.
The dredging works are financed from different sources, including aa subsidy from the federal Government in accordance with the order signed by RF Premier Mikhail Mishustin on March 11.
Some 12 cubic meters of soil is to be dredged in the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal in 2023 in order to provide for vessels with a draft of 4.5 m to pass.
Photo: Rosmorrechflot