On March 25, Volga Shipping Company opened cargo navigation of 2015 on the Niznaya Volga river, the company’s press center says.
Two Volgo-Don vessels and push towboat Professor Ryzhov (ОТ-2400 type) have passed the locks of Volga HEPP on their way to port Buzan (Astrakhan Region) to be lloaded with sulphur.
Up to 20 cargo vessels of Volga Shipping Company are to be deployed in March 2015.
Cargo navigation of 2015 on the Niznaya Volga river has been opened 6 days ahead of schedule amid favorable weather conditions.
Volga Shipping OJSC is one of the biggest transport companies in Russia. It was founded in 1843. The company transports cargoes along rivers and lakes of the country. In 2014, Volga Shipping carried 6.3 mln t of cargo.
The Company is a part of VBTH – shipping division of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, international transportation group consolidating a number of Russian railway, stevedoring and logistic companies (the majority stakeholder of VBTH). The division comprises North Western Shipping Company, V.F.Tanker, a number of shipbuilding and cruise assets.