Head of Sakhalin Valery Limarenko explained why the “plug” from sea vessels in the ports of the Far East were formed in autumn. She arose due to a pandemic when there were interruptions in transportation due to a sharp burst of demand, he said in an interview with RBC.
“The problem with the load appeared as a pandemic surge in demand, it is resolved in the same way as decided earlier, by ordering deliveries,” the governor emphasized. According to his forecast, the crisis will last no more than one or two months.
Limarenko noted that during a market economy such problems should not occur. “But we were forced to take control of all the goods that go to Sakhalin,” he added.
In the same interview, the governor of the Sakhalin region spoke about the plans of the Danish company to rent an island on Kurilla. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners is engaged in investments in renewable energy sources and is going to produce hydrogen on the island using wind energy.
On November 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin drew attention to the problem with cargo in the Far East. He instructed the Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev “Clean order” and deal with the transport of goods by transport to the regions. Supply problems were observed on Sakhalin, in the Magadan region, Kamchatka Territory and the Chukotka Autonomous District.