In 2024, new navigation began along the Volga-Don shipping channel and in the Azov-Don basin, where inland waterways are located. This was announced by Rosmorrechflot Deputy Chairman Konstantin Anisimov. TASS.
“On April 1, navigation begins along the southern part of our system, starting from Rostov-on-Don, simultaneously with the Kochetovsky, Konstantinovsky, Nikolaevsky hydroelectric complexes, the Volga-Don Canal, as well as the Volgograd hydroelectric complex. This year, despite major reconstructions at two hydroelectric power plants, everything is going as planned without any delays,” said Anisimov.
According to him, experts replaced the gates in the Nikolaev hydroelectric complex and channel 13 of the Volga-Don Canal as part of the reconstruction.
According to the navigation results of 2023, Rosmorrechflot increased the total cargo transportation volume in the Azov-Don basin by 1.5% compared to 2022, reaching over 6 million tons.
Prior to this, scientists from the Earth Crust Institute SB RAS and the Limnology Institute SB RAS discovered New mud volcanoes in the waters of Lake Baikal.
happened before known Date of the beginning of navigation on the Volga in Tatarstan.