Vyborg Shipping Company has placed an order for construction of ten 1А-ice class vessels with Damen Shipyards Group, Oslo Marine Group informs. The order includes six 7,120-dwt multi-purpose container carriers with the capacity of 336 TEU and four 9,340-dwt container carriers with the capacity of 803 TEU. The delivery is scheduled for 2009 - 2011. The company’s vessels are to sail in the Baltic and the North Seas. Vyborg Shipping Company has its own cargo line between the port of Vyborg (Russia) and Sassnitz (Germany). As of today, the company’s fleet consists of three 6,920-dwt dry cargo carriers (OMG Gatchina, OMG Tosno and OMG Kolpino) with the capacity of 342 TEU.
Vyborg Shipping Company LLC was established in 2007 by Oslo Marine Group. The company operates under Russian flag. Its port of registration is St. Petersburg. The company specializes in container transportation.