Discussion on the use of Finland s waterways underway
The more detailed nautical chart information to be introduced by the N2000 fairway and nautical chart reform will facilitate the more efficient use of waterways
Traficom says the current and future use of waterways is also intrinsically linked to the N2000 fairway and nautical chart reform. To determine the best future practices, a dedicated work group has been formed to review the instructions provided for the use of merchant shipping routes, the ways in which information is presented and the associated terminology and concepts The fairway and nautical chart reform will improve and clarify the information provided on nautical charts, which will also facilitate the more efficient use of merchant shipping routes.
Saimaa Canal navigation season ends on February 8
In the navigation season of 2020, the canal was used by 1,019 cargo ships
The Saimaa Canal navigation season ends on 8 February 2021 at 07 a.m. (Moscow time), says press center of the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot). The number of commercial vessels passing the canal in January both ways is to total 43. As of today, icebreaking assistance at the approaches to the Russian part of the Saimaa Canal is being provided by Rosmorport’s Kapitan Izmailov icebreaker. The following ships operate on the Saimaa Canal and on the lakes in Finland: Meteor (Finland), Protector (Estonia), Calypso (Finland) with the detachable bow Saimaa, owned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.