SASCO launches USA-Chukotka line
Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) launches new service SASCO AMERICA-CHUKOTKA LINE, SASCO says in its press release.
Simushir and Kunashir will operate at the line. Deadweight of both vessels is 9,150, maximum container capacity 604 TEUs.
The vessels will make regular calls on the American port of Everett for loading of containers and general cargo to be then delivered to Pevek, Russia’s northernmost port.
OJSC Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) is one of the largest shipping companies in Russia. SASCO’s own fleet comprising mostly ice-class vessels transports a wide range of cargoes: containers, general cargoes, equipment, suction and grab bulk cargo, timber and wood products. The company provides year-round transportation from the ports of De-Kastri, Vanino and Sovetskaya Gavan.
