In 2016, State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) initiated signing 20 agreements for construction of vessels at Russian shipyards including 2 ferries to link the Sakhalin island with the mainland, IAA PortNews correspondent cites RF Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov as saying yesterday, 5th April 2017, at the final expanded meeting of the Transport Ministry’s Board.
Maxim Sokolov said that one of the priorities of the Ministry is to renovate the rolling stock, particularly through leasing.
State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) is one of the leading companies in the Russian leasing market, a diversified leasing company being one of the top 5 leasing companies by volume of the leasing portfolio, an industry leader in the aircraft and water transport leasing sectors. STLC is an implementation tool of the state policy of control and development of the Russian transport industry. The sole shareholder of the company is the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry of Transport.
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