OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2012. NCSP Group (LSE: NCSP, Moscow Exchange: NMTP) has participated in "Transport Week" which is held annually by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. The Group was the general sponsor of the event and took an active part in the exhibition - forum "Transport of Russia".

The stand of NCSP Group was the first to be visited by the official delegation led by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, Sergei Ivanov, and Transport Minister, Maxim Sokolov. The delegation was welcomed by NCSP CEO, Rado Antolovic, who told about the first results of a long-term strategy of the Group and the future plans of NCSP Group's business development. During the state reception, on behalf of Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Rado Antolovic was awarded a commemorative certificate. Marat Shaydaev, Chairman of NCSP’sBoard of Directors, represented port operators at the round table "The Economics of Water Transport", which gathered representatives of core government agencies, industry associations and major companies in the industry to discuss issues of sea and water transport development. The discussion was attended by Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Viktor Olerskiy, President of the Association of Sea Ports Serik Zhusupov, General Director of Rosmorport Andrew Lavrischev, representatives of the leading companies in the industry.

This year "Transport Week" was held from 3 to 8 December in Moscow, in Gostiny dvor. Exhibition-forum "Transport of Russia" has gathered more than 2000 participants, including management of the largest companies, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and core government bodies, which met to discuss the update of the Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation up to 2030, as well as key issues of operation of all transport modes.