OREANDA-NEWS. January 20, 2010. Arbitration court of St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region admitted FSUE "Rosmorport" claims to five largest stevedore companies of the seaport of St.-Petersburg, reported the press-centre of Rosmorport:

OAO “Sea Port St.-Petersburg”;

ZAO “Fourth Stevedore Company”;

ZAO “First Stevedore Company”;

OAO “Baltic Bulk Terminal”;

ZAO “Petersburg Oil Terminal”.

FSUE "Rosmorport" intends to collect from the given companies the sum of the superficial enrichment formed due to payment by the stevedore companies of a rent for sea moorings (moorings are the property of the Russian Federation fixed after FSUE "Rosmorport" on the rignt economic authority) in size smaller, than it is established by an estimation of rights of property usage which was made by independent appraisers.

The total sum of claims makes about 600 million rubles from 2004 till the moment of conclusion of rent contracts by the stevedore companies in the established order. In 2008-2009 FSUE "Rosmorport" signed new long-term rent contracts with the majority of the stevedore companies of the seaport of St.-Petersburg. This fact excludes possibility of the port stopping or creation of obstacles in activity of the stevedore companies.

Arbitration court appointed following dates of legal proceedings under FSUE "Rosmorport" claims:

to OAO “Fourth Stevedore Company” - January, 26th, 2010;

to ZAO “Sea Port St.-Petersburg” - March, 10th, 2010;

to ZAO “Petersburg Oil Terminal” - March, 11th, 2010;

to OAO “Baltic Bulk Terminal” - March, 17th, 2010;

to ZAO “First Stevedore Company” - March, 18th, 2010.