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Belarus - National Programme Information

National policies

The water transport is an integral component of the transportation sector of the Republic of Belarus providing freight and passenger traffic through domestic waterways (nearly 2 thousand km in length) to riverside settlements and cargo handling in 10 river ports located in the basins of all navigable rivers of Belarus, namely, the rivers of Pripyat, Dnieper, Sozh, Berezina, Neman and West Dvina.

The international waterway Bug - Pripyat - Dnieper - Black Sea runs through Belarus to transport diversified cargo. The river ports of Gomel, Bobruisk, Brest and Mozyr are provided with a rail access and are equipped to handle the general cargo. The current Belarusian river fleet operates modern transport and special-purpose vessels.

Priority areas

The ports are equipped with high-performance floating and gantry cranes and cargo mechanized lines for operational cargo handling. The water transport companies operate a sizeable fleet and are ready to cooperate in the sphere of freight traffic on the rivers of Europe.

The water transport structure comprises shipbuilding enterprises building and repairing vessels and other floating vehicles. Shipyards operating modern production facilities produce as follows: steel vessels of different designation, dead-weight up to 3,000 t; aluminium hydrofoil passenger boats with capacity of 53 passengers; non self-propelled vessels for transportation of heavy machinery and equipment, bulk and other cargo to difficult-of-access areas.

Since 1999, the Rechitsa shipbuilding yard and shipyard has been building the first Belarusian seagoing craft. The Republic of Belarus, being a landlocked country, develops its own merchant marine with an aim of exporting goods to CIS and foreign countries.

Funding organisations

Ministry of Education (Minobrazovaniya)
www.minedu.unibel.by

Ministry of Industry (Minprom)
www.minprom.gov.by

Ministry of Transport and Transportation Links (Mintrans)
www.mintrans.by

Ministry of Economy (Minekonomiki)
www.economy.gov.by

State Committee for Science and Technologies (GKNT)
www.gknt.org.by

Programme information

There is no information available for research in maritime transport, shipbuilding or maritime technology research.

Contact Point

Ministry of Industry (Minprom)
Minister - Anatoli Maximovich Rusetski
2 Partizanski Ave., building 4

Minsk 220033
Tel:(8-017) 224-95-95
URL: www.minprom.gov.by

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