Krasnoyarsk Shipyard to build 25 ships for Yenisei Shipping
Krasnoyarsk Shipyard was awarded a contract for building 25 ships for Yenisei River Shipping Company" (ERP). The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2015, the Krasnoyarsk Governor’s press office reported.
The enterprise is currently reconstructing the building berth. The shipbuilder plans also to upgrade its machinery equipment. The company expects revenues for 2011 to exceed RUB 250 million.
Major stakeholders of the shipyard are Yenisei River Shipping Company, MMC Norilsk Nickel, gold mining company "Polus" and Vankorneft.
JSC Yenisei River Shipping Company is the main carrier of the goods on the waterways of the Yenisei River basin. The company owns and operates the largest in the region dry cargo and tanker fleet, about 650 vessels with total capacity of about 680,000dwt. In 2010, the operator transported about 3,3 million tons of cargo. The main shareholder of JSC ERP is MMC Norilsk Nickel.