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Route, and as carriers of exports to be shipped from tion and has soil excavating depth range of 5.5 to 24
the ports of Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg. meters. Diesel-electric suction dredger Dvinsky Bay
Earlier in 2020, NSC’s fleet was joined by Siyanie is, too, a craft of unrestricted navigation and has soil
Severa, built by Ferus Smit yards in 2002. This 130 excavating depth range of 5 meters to 24 meters.
meters long, 9,122 DWT, A1 ice-reinforced ship has The dredging fleet’s specifications allow for dredg-
capacity for 504 containers and is suitable for trans- ing operations to be performed on sites of different
porting general cargoes and timber. complexity level and along the entire length of the
Northern Sea Route. NSC’s ships provide capital
Dredging ships works and maintenance on sea and river channels.
They are a tool for coastline removal, beach replen-
Northern Shipping Company’s dredging fleet is ishment, offshore construction site preparation, con-
one of the largest in Northwestern Russia and con- struction of berths, hydraulic structures and port in-
sists of six vessels – dredge pump Belomorsky, suc- frastructure on the Arctic coast. Among the recently
tion dredger Dvinsky Bay, hopper barges Chizhovka, contributed projects is the reconstruction of Norilsk
Teriberka and Lapominka, and tugboat MZ-151. Be- Nickel’s berth in the port of Murmansk. Today, NSR’s
lomorsky is a dredge pump of unrestricted naviga- dredging vessels are servicing the dredging needs of
Sevmash in the water area of Severodvinsk harbor.

Основным направлением Serving the needs of the North
работы для новых теплоходов
In its home region, NSC is a major employer and
станут грузоперевозки по key shipping company. Yakov Antonov, Director Gen-
трассе Северного морского eral at Northern Shipping Company:
пути, а также доставка “The history of our company is inextricably linked
SOZVEZDYE #38 экспортных грузов из портов with that of Russia. From its first day to present,
Northern Shipping Company has been servicing the
Архангельска и Санкт- country’s domestic and international transportation
флот Петербурга needs, contributing to the development of the Arctic
zone. Our many-year history reflects the story of the
fleet These two ships will be operating whole region and its people, who lived and worked in
mostly along the Northern Sea the North. Northern Shipping Company brings to-
Route, and as carriers of exports gether the fleets of companies that have all it takes
to ensure safe loading and transportation of general
to be shipped from the ports of cargo to the Arctic ports. These fleets are operated
42 Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg by subsidiaries with many years of experience in lin-
ear shipping and multimodal transportation –