Okskaya (Oka) Shipyard JSC (Nizhniy Novgorod Region) will launch the first river-going bulk cargo carrier in November of a series being built for Volga Shipping Company, the VSC’s press office reports. The project RSD-44 ship will be named after captain Peter Ruzmankin, who died in Stalingrad battle during WWII. Other vessels of the series will also be named after other shipmasters of the Volga Shipping Company, who died in the battle of Stalingrad.
Overall, Oka Shipyard plans to build 10 bulk cargo carriers of RSD-44 project for Volga Shipping Company.
JSC Volga Shipping Company is one of the oldest and largest shipping companies in Russia: in 2008, noted the 165-year anniversary. The company provides transportation of cargoes and passengers on rivers and lakes of the country. In 2009, the VSC carried 4.5 million tons of cargo and 359,000 passengers. The company owns and operates the fleet of 250 cargo and passenger vessels. Volga Shipping Company is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding that also manages Sea Port of St. Petersburg, Tuapse, Taganrog Commercial Sea Port, the North-Western Shipping Company, as well as a number of other shipping and shipbuilding assets.
Overall, Oka Shipyard plans to build 10 bulk cargo carriers of RSD-44 project for Volga Shipping Company.
JSC Volga Shipping Company is one of the oldest and largest shipping companies in Russia: in 2008, noted the 165-year anniversary. The company provides transportation of cargoes and passengers on rivers and lakes of the country. In 2009, the VSC carried 4.5 million tons of cargo and 359,000 passengers. The company owns and operates the fleet of 250 cargo and passenger vessels. Volga Shipping Company is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding that also manages Sea Port of St. Petersburg, Tuapse, Taganrog Commercial Sea Port, the North-Western Shipping Company, as well as a number of other shipping and shipbuilding assets.