Icebreaker Admiral Makarov set to escort cargo ships in the Arctic
On July 23 the icebreaker "Admiral Makarov" arrived in the Arctic to perform escort of cargo vessels convoys to the ports based in Russia’s northern Chukotka and Yakutia, FESCO Group said in a press release.
Several vessels of the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO Group) have submitted requests for escort in the Arctic, including: M/V Basil Burhanov, M/V Abakan, M/V Captain Krems, M/V Captain Sergiyevsky, M/V Captain Gnezdilov, M/V FESCO Pevek and M/V FESCO Posiet. The sailing schedule is tentative and is due to further updates during the shipping season.
"There is packed ice (6 pts) observed on the route from Cape Dezhneva to the port Pevek, so the first ships that have arrived to the eastern Arctic region will need icebreaker assistance," the company said.
FESCO is one of Russia's largest owners and operators of port infrastructure with integrated rail and logistics businesses focused largely on intermodal container transportation. The port, rail and shipping assets enable the Group to control all stages of the intermodal transportation chain and provide D2D service
Most of the Group's operations are concentrated in the Far East of Russia, which allows FESCO to enjoy additional benefits from the participation in the rapidly growing trade flows between Russia and Asia.
FESCO Group owns JSC Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok (CPV). The CPV’s annual throughput reaches 3.9 million tonnes of general cargo and oil products, 150,000 units of imported vehicles and more than 600,000 TEUs of containerized cargo. FESCO is ranked the Top 10 private rail operators in Russia operating through Transgarant (a 100%-owned subsidiary of FESCO) and "Russian Troika" (a 50% JV with “Russian Railways"). Transgarant owns and operates a fleet 16,200 units of rolling stock (rail cars of 12 different types). "Russian Troika" operates about 1,570 container platforms. FESCO Group owns and leases over 35,000 containers of a total capacity of exceeding 56 million TEUs. The Group’s Line Shipping & Logistics divisions own a fleet of 23 vessels.
