Finnish delegation of the the South-East Finland – Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2014 – 2020 Visits the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade”
05 March 2019
On March 5, 2019, in view of the grant contract to be signed, the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade” was visited by representatives of the Managing Authority of the South-East Finland – Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2014 – 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the Program) for 2014–2020. During the meeting, V.A. Kashirin, Director General of “PP of SPb MF” PLC, presented a large-scale infrastructure project for the reconstruction of the checkpoint at the State Border of the Russian Federation in the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade”. Creating conditions for year-round freight and passenger ferry communication in the seaport of the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade” with the possibility of accepting and processing freight vehicles transported by ferries is the Program's top priority. Joint work will also contribute to the development of professional and business cooperation between the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade” and the port of Hamina-Kotka to support and enhance the regular international ferry service in the Baltic Sea Basin. The Program implementation will improve the quality of services at border crossing points, ensuring reliable control and safety of passengers, goods, and vehicles through introduction of new control and monitoring technologies and high-skilled personnel.
Vadim Kashirin has also emphasized that they had no plans to build cargo terminals and receive types of cargo other than rolling vehicles at the Passenger Port. The working group of “PP of SPb MF” PLC responsible for the Program project was also represented at the meeting. The Finnish party appreciated the warm welcome and expressed their willingness to continue the fruitful cooperation.
During the visit, the guests were given a tour around the passenger terminals of the port, learned much about the history of creating the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg “Marine Façade” and developing the alluvial territory, as well as the existing infrastructure capabilities and future port development projects.
Earlier, on February 21, 2019, at the House of Finland, the Russian and Finnish parties signed a grant contract for the implementation of the above checkpoint reconstruction project. The grant is financed out of funds of the European Neighborhood Instrument under the Program. The European Commission decided to sign the grant contract in August 2018.
