The RF Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) has selected the recipients of the subsidy for high-speed passenger transportation in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea basins, the Agency said in a statement.
Three entities will receive 216.7 mn rubles ($2.8 mn) this year. 80.8 mn ($1.05 mn) of this sum will be assigned to the operator of passenger transportation between Sochi and Sukhumi.
135.9 mn ($1.77 mn) will be used to subsidize high-speed passenger transportation between Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik and Sochi.
In 2025, shipping companies were subsidized for 135.5 mn rubles ($1.8 mn) and carried more than 18 thousand passengers.
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