Nagornyi Valeryi, C EO of Vladivostok sea terminal(cruise terminal operator)

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Contents

Current state;
Infrastructure development plans;Concept of Pacific Russia as a cruise destination;
Expedition segment development;
Cooperation between the Japanese and Russian sides.

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1. Current state:• In 2019 Vladivostok + Sakhalin + Kamchatka - about 60,000
cruise passengers per year;• In 2020, the Ponant company made 1 cruise from Anadyr toKorsakov;•Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 635-r ofMarch 16, 2020 "On temporary restrictions on the entry into theRussian Federation of foreign citizens and stateless persons ..."
restricts the entry of foreign citizens into the Russian Federation
through sea checkpoints from March 2020 to the present. It has
already led to the loss of two cruise seasons;•To date, there is only 1 ship that regularly makes cruises in theRussian Far East – Professor Khromov (up to 50 pax);•Domestic market: the task is to attract more Russian tourists.

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Historical experience:In 1960-1990 there wasstrong Soviet & Russian
cruise industry in Far East
Itineraries between regionsofRussian
FarEast,towards to Japan & Korea
and cruises to nowhere
A lot of passengers ships
up to 154
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Active work is underway to improve and promote Vladivostok's attraction as a
hub for sending tourists from all over Russia along the routes of the Russian Far
East and after lifting bans along the routs including Korea, Japan and China.

The current covid situation allowed us
to pay more attention to thedevelopment of the domestic cruise
market in Russian Far East.
Regular domestic cruises (as we see itin Japan, China, and hope that it canbe launched at Russian market).
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berthing infrastructure;
coastal tourist attraction

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2. Infrastructure development plans:
VLADIVOSTOK: After the completion of dredging works in 2019, theVladivostok Seaport can receive the Spectrum of the Seas - the largest
ever calling at Russian seaports.

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Since 2018, in the port of KAMCHATKA, ships have the ability to approach theberth and disembark passengers.

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SAKHALIN

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2. Infrastructure development plans:
SAKHALIN sea port needs development.

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3. Concept of Pacific Russia as a cruise destination
In 2019, on our initiative, together with Kamchatka and Sakhalin, was developed aconcept PACIFIC RUSSIA AS A UNIQUE DESTINATION FOR WORLDCRUISE MARKETIn the concept, the following points are disclosed for each region:
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
KEY ATTRACTIONSTOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE
FOOD and UNIQUE GOODS TO BUYTARGETED SOURCE MARKETSVARIANTS OF ITINERARIESThis concept was presented to most of cruise companies with a proposal toincrease the number of cruises in the Russian Pacific region.
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4. Expedition segment developmentThe expeditionary fleet is increasing, which allows to attract more
expeditionary cruises not only to large ports but also to remote areas.

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4. Expedition segment development
Compared to large cruise ships, expedition ships have no infrastructure
constraints.

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5. Cooperation between the Japanese and Russian sides
Vladivostok has got close cooperation with Yokohama, Kanazawaand Maizuru.
A Memorandum of Understanding for establishing professional
network between cruise ports of Sea of Japan / East Sea and its
adjoining seas was signed in 2018 with:• Niigata Port,• Sakai Port,• Kyoto Maizuru Port,• Kanazawa Port,• Gangwon-do Maritime Tourism Center.
Memorandum Of Understanding with Yokohama is being signed.
We propose to start cooperation with the ports of Hokkaido,
including Otaru, on joint promotion North-West Pacific with thetarget of increasing the number of cruises in the region.
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1 Nizhneportovaya st., Vladivostok, Russia

Mail: info@vlterminal.ru
Telephone: +7 423 249-79-43, facebook.com/morvokzalvl

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