Published on: 2026-10-19
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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River electric vessels and floating piers in the capital are being prepared for winter. Sergey Sobyanin spoke about this on his channel on in the “Max” messenger.
“Specialists are checking all life support systems, including heating and ventilation, automatic doors, and climate control. They are carefully inspecting metal hulls for corrosion and other damage. All electric ships have reinforced hulls and an ice class ‘Ice-20’; they can navigate through broken ice up to 20 centimeters thick,” noted the Mayor of Moscow.
Source: Sergey Sobyanin’s channel on in the messenger “Max”
Until the beginning of December, divers will inspect the infrastructure: they will examine the fastenings of floating docks and pontoon transitions to them, as well as the mechanisms that restrain the dock’s oscillations on the water.
To ensure uninterrupted transport communication on the Moscow River in winter, four icebreakers will be operational.
There are currently four regular river electric transport routes operating in the capital. They are serviced by 31 vessel and 25 floating docks.
“Since 2023, the network of routes has grown almost fivefold — to around 34 kilometers. The innovative project of year-round regular electric boat routes has become popular among Muscovites and visitors to the capital: since its launch, they have made more than 4.4 million trips, of which over 1.3 million were in 2026 alone,” added Sergey Sobyanin.
You can find out how the capital has changed over the past years, what initiatives aimed at making residents’ lives even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future in a large-scale special project on the mos.ru portal, dedicated to the development of key areas of Moscow. Among them are transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction. The project “Transport” It will be interesting to everyone who wants to learn about the main stages of development in this field, support for electric transport, and the expansion of the route network. In recent years, Moscow’s public transport has become more comfortable and environmentally friendly, travel times around the city have significantly decreased, and infrastructure for private electric vehicles has emerged.
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