Okskaya Shipyard JSC (Navashino, Nizhny Novgorod region) has signed a contract for the construction of ten river ships, ordered by the "Shipping Company" Volga Shipping." The three-years-contract cost is said to be 4.7 billion rubles, the industry Volga-Nevsky Prospect" newspaper reports citing Vladimir Kulikov, general director of the shipbuilder.
in an interview
According to the contract the shipbuilder shall complete five vessels in 2011 and five in 2012. "The task is not easy, but we can cope with it", Mr. Kulikov is quoted as saying in his interview with the newspaper.
Okskaya Shipyard JSC is largely manufacturing medium river and sea vessels (dry bulk ships of mixed types of navigation, container ships, oil and dry cargo barges, oil tankers).
"Shipping Company "Volga Shipping” JSCis one of the major shipping companies in Russia. It is shipping freight and passengers on rivers and lakes of the country. The company’s fleet consists of 250 passenger, freight and mixed “river-sea” vessels. As of 2008 the SCVS transshipped 6.9 million tons of cargo and 454.000 passengers.
Volga Shipping Company is part of the transport holding called Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, which also controls the Sea Port of St. Petersburg, Tuapse and Taganrog Commercial Seaports, "North-Western Shipping Company, as well as a number of other shipping and shipbuilding assets.
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