Neva-Leader 3 of North-Western Shipping Company sets off for her maiden voyage (photo)
North-Western Shipping Company OJSC has commenced operation of its new M/V Neva-Leader 3. On May 31, loading of 6,700 tonnes of fertilizers was completed in the port of Vyborg and the vessel set off for her maiden voyage to Poland, NWSC says in its press release.
For several months the vessel is expected to be deployed for transportation of general and dry bulk cargo in the Baltic Sea.
The vessels of project RSD49 with deadweight exceeding 7,000 tonnes are the largest Russian dry cargo carriers of mixed river-sea class. They are designed for transportation of general and bulk cargoes, including steel, grain, timber, coal, oversized and heavy-lift cargoes in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic, White and North seas, including sailings around Europe and in the Irish Sea during winter season.
Nevsky Shipyard is to build 10 vessels of project RSD49.
From November 2012 till May 2013 first two vessels of the series – Neva-Leader 1 and Neva-Leader 3 – carried over 100,000 tonnes of cargo.
North-Western Shipping Company is the largest carrier in Russia’s water transport system, specializing in shipping import / export general cargo, bulk and loose dry cargo, tugging of oversized cargo and vessels. The company’s fleet comprises about 105 cargo ships of total DWT 350,000 tonnes, including 85 mixed-sailing "river-sea” vessels, 6 barges, 7 tugs and 3 auxiliary ships. The NWS Company transports 6 million tonnes of different cargo a year.
The Company is a member of VBTH, a shipping division of UCL Holding (majority owner of VBTH), consolidating also a number of Russian rail, stevedoring and logistics assets. The division also includes Volga and Western Company, several cruise and shipbuilding companies.
