Moscow. Navigation of 2023 ended on the inland waterways of the Moscow Basin on November 17. The solemn closing ceremony of navigation, organized by the Moscow Deptrans, took place on November 16 at the Northern River Station.

During the navigation period, about 87.2 thousand vessels of various purposes passed through the system of hydraulic structures of the basin, including 47.5 thousand cargo, 19.1 thousand passenger and 20.6 thousand technical, auxiliary fleet and small vessels.
More than 2.4 million passengers have been transported along the inland waterways of the basin. The total passenger traffic in relation to navigation in 2022 increased by 14.5%. The volume of cargo transportation amounted to about 24.1 million tons.
Compared with last year’s navigation on 185 km, there was an improvement in the quality parameters of ship passages on sections of inland waterways with guaranteed dimensions. On p . The length of waterways of the first category has been increased by 90 km. The transfer from the 3rd to the 1st category was carried out for 36 km, and from the 2nd category to the 1st for 54 km.
In addition, sections on the Oka with a total length of 95 km have been transferred from the 3rd category to the 2nd.
The guaranteed depth on the p section has been increased .Oki from D. Shchurovo up to 886 km with a length of 36 km from 1.0 m to 1.7 m, on the Trubezh river section with a length of 2 km from 1.1 m to 1.2 m.
28 situational brigades were involved in the maintenance of waterways. To ensure the safety of navigation and maintain the guaranteed dimensions of the ship’s passages, track work was carried out on dredging in transit by 3,423 thousand m3, dredging by 3,409 tons, trawling by 434.3 km2 and Russian surveys in the amount of 446 surveys. There were no accidents with transit vessels caused by the workers of the way.
This year, 1 new measuring vessel of project 3330 “Promerny-3” was put into operation. 12 units of the fleet are deployed at their own repair points. Major repairs on 13 units of the fleet have been completed by contract. The overhaul of 3 main marine engines has also been carried out.
6 regular surveys were conducted, 13 declarations of hydraulic structures were approved.
Inspectors of the State Port Control conducted 1207 inspections of ships and other floating objects in the GDP basin. A total of 2,653 violations of mandatory requirements were revealed based on the results of inspections. 829 qualification documents, 270 seaman’s identity cards and 130 nautical books were issued and issued.
Upon completion of navigation on the navigable GTS of the Moscow Canal Federal State Budgetary Institution, inter-navigation repairs begin. The technical fleet of the institution, after removing the signs of the navigation situation, goes to the places of winter ship repair.


