Arctic container carrier of Norilsk Nickel put into operation 3 years ago transported 615,000 tonnes of the company’s own cargo and 148,000 tonnes of cargo owned by third parties, the company reports.
It is underlined in the statement that the company’s fleet enabled Norilsk Nickel to avoid icebreaking assistance at any weather conditions at Dudinka route.
Norilsk Nickel operates 5 vessels of Arctic transport fleet.
MMC Norilsk Nickel, a company incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation, is the largest diversified mining and metals company in Russia, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium and one of the world's largest producers of platinum, rhodium, copper and cobalt. In addition to this, MMC Norilsk Nickel produces a large number of other by-products, including gold, silver, tellurium, selenium, iridium and ruthenium.
Arctic container carrier of Norilsk Nickel transports 763,000 t for 3 years of operation
The key production units of the Company’s group in Russia are the Polar Division and OJSC Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company. MMC Norilsk Nickel international assets include operations in Finland, Australia, Botswana and South Africa. MMC Norilsk Nickel is the majority shareholder in Stillwater Mining Company, the largest producer of platinum group metals in North America, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
