OREANDA-NEWS. September 2, 2011. Creation of marine checkpoints in key export ports will be a priority of the Federal Target Program "State Border of the Russian Federation (2012-2020)," Rosgranitsa chief said.

The head of Russian Border Services Agency Daniel Vavilov said that the program provides for the creation of at least 25 border crossing points at major Russian ports, namely, at Ust-Luga, Kavkaz, Olya, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Korsakov, etc. and on Bering Island for cruise ships.

The Russian Government plans to invest the total of RUB 134 billion in the target program, which will be implemented in the next nine years, until 2020.