The tasks set to sea and river transport workers stipulated by the reorganization of the Turkmendenizderyayollary Department in the State Sea and River Transport Service of Turkmenistan were the focus of the meeting, which was held in the Charlak Hotel in Turkmenbashi. The participants noted that the establishment of the State Service on July 9, 2010 in accordance with the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan inspired Turkmen specialists to achieve new victories and foster the development of Turkmen sea and river transport.

Major task of State Sea and River Transport Service in focus of Turkmenistan

The measures to be taken to fulfill the key tasks set to the State Service included implementing the provisions of the Code on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, transporting goods and passengers by sea and river, rendering port services, loading and unloading vessels, monitoring navigation safety and improving further the activities in the sector.

The participants emphasized that sea and river transport workers would diligently work and spare no effort to justify the Turkmen leader’s confidence, and their selfless labor would contribute in a worthy manner to boosting the economic growth of the country.

As is known, the President of Turkmenistan defined the development of port infrastructure and mercantile marine as a priority of the policy of the Turkmen state. In this regard new sea-river vessels were purchased. Tankers supplied with state-of-the-art equipment and devices transport goods along international routes and oil and oil products between the ports of the Caspian littoral states.