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GAC opens offices as shipping demand rises in Russia's Far East

GAC Russia is opening new branches at Nakhodka and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the capital of the Sakhalin region, as the company expands eastwards.

This latest development means it is the only shipping agent with a presence throughout the interconnected Arctic region and Far East: at Murmansk, Kandalaksha and Sabetta, on top of the two new locations.



Said GAC general manager Arkady Podkopaev: "The time is right to expand eastwards to provide GAC's brand of professional ship agency and husbandry services in the Far East."



Russia's Far East region includes a free port zone established in 2015 covering Vladivostok, Nakhodka, Korsakov and several other ports. 



Close to China, Japan, and Korea, the area is a hub for trade with imports coming in from Asia, the company said.



Goods are transferred to other vessels or the Trans-Siberian Railway for distribution to the rest of the country. 



The free port zone aims to boost trade and shipping activities with tax benefits, single windows for border control, duty free, tax free import/export, and simplified visa procedures.



Said Mr Podkopaev: "The region offers a wealth of business opportunities for our integrated services, and those opportunities are set to become even more plentiful as a result of the free port zone."



The company offers integrated shipping and logistics services to the region's offshore projects.



Sakhalin Island is home to Russia's first LNG plant exporting to Asian countries. Most of the export of crude oil in the Far East is arranged from the Kozmino terminal near Nakhodka to where crude is delivered by the Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline from the Siberian fields. Most of Sakhalin Island's hydrocarbon resources are located offshore.
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