15:06 St. Petersburg gets new development program
After Valentina Matvienko summarized her first 100 days of activity as the Governor of St. Petersburg, the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Commerce of the city administration declared its plans for a new development program.

14:57 Port canal to be deepened
The city's main maritime canal will be deepened to 13 meters, making it possible for the port to receive ships with up to 70,000 tons deadweight.