North-Western Shipping Company
| Open Joint Stock Company | |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Headquarters | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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Number of employees | 2,200 (2011) |
| Website | nwsc.spb.ru |
The North-Western Shipping Company (Russian: Северо-Западное пароходство, tr. Severo-Zapadnoye parokhodstvo) is a Russian ship-owning company within UCL Holding and is ultimately controlled by Vladimir Lisin's Fletcher Group Holdings Ltd. Founded in 1923 as the North-Western River Shipping Company, the company now owns a fleet of 107 vessels, totaling 400,000 DWT (Dead Weight Tons).
Business Description
The North-Western Shipping Company serves an important role of delivering dry, general, and oversize cargoes from Europe and elsewhere to the Russian hinterland cost-effectively.
The North-Western Shipping Company's fleet of vessels includes dry cargo ships, bulk carriers between 1,500 and 7,000 DWT capable of navigating both rivers and seas.[1]
References
- ↑ "North-Western Shipping Company". North-Western Shipping Company. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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