SASCO launches U.S.-Chukotka service on the Northern Sea Route
Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) has launched service between the U.S. and Chukotka along the Northern Sea Route, the company said.
On July 18, 2012 the SASCO’s M.V. Selenga bound for Russian port of Pevek departed from the port of Everett.
The 9,590DWT M.V. Selenga of a maximum capacity of 564 TEUs for the first time docked at the port of Everett to deliver the goods to Pevek. Seaborne cargo will be shipped from the United States by SASCO vessels until the end of summer season in the northern regions of Russia.
OJSC Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) is one of the largest shipping companies in Russia. SASCO’s own fleet comprises 21 ice-class vessels: 16 cargo ships (including two Ro-Lo ships), 4 ferries and a harbor tug. The carrier transports a wide range of cargoes: containers, general cargoes, equipment, suction and grab bulk cargo, timber and wood products. The company provides year-round transportation from the ports of De-Kastri, Vanino and Sovetskaya Gavan.