Business Watch
The fire on the bridge over the Zolotoi Rog Bay in Vladivostok that erupted Monday evening has been put out, local emergency services say.
Firefighters left the scene on Wednesday morning.
The fire erupted on Monday evening after a wood shuttering of the concrete span on one of the pillars of the bridge went ablaze.
On a working visit to the Russian far east city of Vladivostok, President Dmitry Medvedev has reviewed the progress of work on preparing the city for the September 2012 APEC Summit. He praised the work on the $22bn project for running to budget, saying “this is the only construction project underway in our country in recent years where the projected costs do not exceed the actual expenses.”
The president was speaking at a government meeting with federal ministers, local government officials and developers in the construction headquarters of the new Far East Federal University on Russkiy Island after visiting the airport construction site and touring the area by helicopter.
Two catamaran ferries each with a capacity of 223 passengers will be used to ferry APEC summit delegates and visitors across the Vladivostok bay during the APEC summit to be held in the Pacific coast city next year. Australian marine design business, Incat Crowther has signed an agreement with Russian shipbuilder Pacifico Marine of Vladivostok for two catamaran ferry projects. The companies have formed a relationship that sees the design company assist Pacifico Marine to serve the Russian market with proven designs. Both companies are hard at work to secure further orders to follow the initial two vessels.
