Yenisey River Shipping Company OJSC will allocate RUB 400 mln to prepare its fleet for the navigation season of 2016. According to the company, 460 units of its fleet are to be repaired during the internavigational period.
The bulk of repair works will be performed by the company’s largest ship repair yards.
“Prospects of cargo transportation increase in 2016 are quite clear and it is important to ensure this growth with fleet repair”, says Aleksandr Melnikov, head of YRSC technical department.
JSC Yenisey River Shipping Company was established in 1931 as a state company and incorporated in 1994. It is the major carrier of cargoes on the waterways of the Yenisey River basin. The company owns and operates about 650 vessels with total capacity of some 680,000 t. The shipping company's main shareholder is OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel.