Nikitin announced the study of the issue of support for shipping companies and ports in the south of the Russian Federation The issue of support for ports and shipping companies in the south of the Russian Federation is being examined, the head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, candidate for the position of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Nikitin, told reporters. "Now, probably, the more important issue is the support of river shipping companies and southern ports.