The volume of goods transported by the North-Western Shipping Company (NWSC) totaled 4.7 million tons in January-September this year, up 5% over the same period last year, the company’s press service said.
During the period export shipments reached 2.3 million tons, a year-over-year 6.5-percent drop. This was due to a general decline in outbound goods on the Russian market of transport services.
Nine-month volume of imports carried by the company grew by 19.6% compared with Jan-Sept. 2009, to 466,000 tons. Foreign-to-foreign trades totaled 1.8 million tons, a 18.4-percent gain. Home trade volumes transported by NWSC rose 1.5 times as much, to 121,000 tons.
In the reporting period the shipping company boosted by twofold volumes of timber cargo, up to 840,000 tons, scrap metal - to 487,000 tons (+24.5%). Shipment of ferrous metals soared 60%, to 940,000 tons, transportation of coal jumped to 141,000 tons (an increase of 2.2 times).
North-Western Shipping Company is part of holding company VBTH, the majority shareholder of which is an international transportation group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, consolidating a number of Russian shipping, stevedoring and shipping companies.
NWSC is the largest carrier in the system of water transport of Russia, specializing in transportation of general cargo, bulked cargoes, towing of oversized cargo and water crafts.
The company operates about 145 vessels of total deadweight of 550,000 tons, including 120 ‘river-sea-going ships, 4 barges, 12 tugboats and 8 auxiliary vessels. The annual volume of freight traffic of the company reaches about 6 million tons.
During the period export shipments reached 2.3 million tons, a year-over-year 6.5-percent drop. This was due to a general decline in outbound goods on the Russian market of transport services.
Nine-month volume of imports carried by the company grew by 19.6% compared with Jan-Sept. 2009, to 466,000 tons. Foreign-to-foreign trades totaled 1.8 million tons, a 18.4-percent gain. Home trade volumes transported by NWSC rose 1.5 times as much, to 121,000 tons.
In the reporting period the shipping company boosted by twofold volumes of timber cargo, up to 840,000 tons, scrap metal - to 487,000 tons (+24.5%). Shipment of ferrous metals soared 60%, to 940,000 tons, transportation of coal jumped to 141,000 tons (an increase of 2.2 times).
North-Western Shipping Company is part of holding company VBTH, the majority shareholder of which is an international transportation group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, consolidating a number of Russian shipping, stevedoring and shipping companies.
NWSC is the largest carrier in the system of water transport of Russia, specializing in transportation of general cargo, bulked cargoes, towing of oversized cargo and water crafts.
The company operates about 145 vessels of total deadweight of 550,000 tons, including 120 ‘river-sea-going ships, 4 barges, 12 tugboats and 8 auxiliary vessels. The annual volume of freight traffic of the company reaches about 6 million tons.