President of Tatarstan visits Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore terminal
24 September 2012, Monday
Delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan led by the President Rustam Minnikhanov has visited cruise terminal Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore during the working trip to Singapore.
Construction of the new terminal for Singapore cruise industry started in October 2009 and finished in May 2012.
The terminal with a total area of 28 000 m² will accept up to 7 thousand people at once. Arrival and departure halls are provided with 80 check-in desks. About 500 mln US dollars were spent to build the new terminal that will provide 3 000 workplaces.
The terminal was constructed using state-of-the-art technologies and is able to accept any types of cruise liners.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted operability, reasonable use of space and convenience of the terminal.
To the point, the Tatarstan delegation will stay in Singapore on September 24-25, 2012 and participate in VII Russia Singapore Business Forum.
Rustam Minnikhanov is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and Minister of Informatization and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan Roman Shaikhutdinov, Aide to the Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Chairman of OAO “Ak Bars” Bank Robert Minnegaliev.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.