Sakhalin Shipping Company» (SASCO) has acquired a multi-purpose vessel named “Selenga,” the company said. This week, SASCO took delivery of the Selenga at the Bulgarian port of Varna.
The 9,059dwt ship was built in 1988 and is equipped with two cranes of lifting capacity of 50 tons. The ship can carry 564 TEUs at a time. The vessel has ice-class 1A to be operated in areas with heavy ice conditions, including in regions of the Arctic regions and the Far North.
After the vessel is transferred under the supervision of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, the Selenga will be deployed in the Far East on a regular container service of SASCO, connecting Sakhalin, Magadan and Kamchatka and Vladivostok via Vanino with the rest of Russia and the world.
The Selenga is the third vessel acquired this year by JSC Sakhalin Shipping Company, which runs the program of its fleet modernization. SASCO purchased earlier this year, the Tobol and the Omolon, currently engaged in the"northern deliveries" in Chukotka.
JSC Sakhalin Shipping Company is one of the largest operators in Russia. The company's ice-class vessels transport a wide range of cargoes: containers, general cargo, equipment, bulk cargo, timber and wood products. SASCO provides year-round service from Port De-Castri, Vanino and Sovetskaya Gavan.