On May 8, North-Western Shipping Company (NWSC) started transportation of a barge destined for transportation of construction materials at the oil and gas shelf of Kazakhstan Republic within the framework of the intergovernmental program for the development of Kazakhstan shelf. According to NWSC PR Department, the barge capable of carrying 3,600 tonnes was built at Nevsky Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant (NSSP, subsidiary of NWSC) has been tugged from Shlisselburg (Leningrad region) to Astrakhan and then to port Bautino (Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea).
In navigation 2009, North-Western Shipping Company will continue delivery of water crafts, equipment and other facilities within the framework of the above program. Transportation will be carried out by 9 tugboats owned by the shipping company and 4 tugboats of Volga Shipping Company working with NWSC under bareboat charter.