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The quantity of passes of vessels through the Danube mouth Bystroe has increased in 2 times in comparison with 2003
12:42 / 26.06.2008

ODESSA, JUNE, 26TH, 2008, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — The quantity of passes of vessels on Danube mouth Bystroe has grown on 100 % in comparison with 2003, IA “Context-Prichernomorie” correspondent reports.

The agency was informed about this today, on June, 26th, by the press-service of the Ministry of transport and communication of Ukraine. This information has been promulgated at the International expert conference «Safety of navigation and ecological safety in a transboundary context of the Black Sea basin» which passes in Odessa under aegis of OSCE.

According to the deputy chief of vessels regulation service «Delta-pilot» Alexey Korytov, quantity of passes of the ships theough the Danube mouth Bystroe has has grown on 100 % in comparison with 2003 and now the annual gain makes 20-30 %. He has also emphasized that in opinion of EU experts in a one-two years the gain of the vessels traffic will make up to 50 %.

Such conclusions have been made on the basis of intentions of Ukraine to deepen the part of Bystroe mouth up to 7.2 m in the nearest time.