Legal Regime of Russian Seaports: Security Policy Updates

The article is addressed to the groups of regime rules of the Russian Federation (RF) seaports that are of the highest relevance and have undergone significant changes in legal regulation in 2020. The impact of new challenges and threats, destructive for the port industry and the country as a whole, was relieved thanks to timely and effective measures. Updating the organizational and legal mechanism of sanitary control and quarantine formalities in seaports was considered against the COVID-19 pandemic. Their effectiveness and correspondence with world practices are noted. Analysis of the legal regulation of transport security and ensuring the protection of seaports showed the directions for further rulemaking works and the construction of an integrated safety and security system for a seaport by eliminating the duplication of security systems’ functions. The necessity for a reasonable allocation of funds for ports security is noted, taking into account the analysis of performance functions and based on a risk management system. The ecology element of the regime of the Russian Federation’s seaports is considered taking into account the recent organizational measures to reduce dust and petroleum pollution. The importance of maintaining a balance between verification measures and levels of environmental hazards are indicated.