Murmansk Shipping Company (MSC JSC) plans purchasing four chemical tankers with deadweight of 43.000 tons built by Sevmash JSC (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region), said the MSC General Director Alexander Medvedev in his interview with journalists.

“Just recently we have had a delegation of Chinese shipbuilders, with
whom we have been negotiating over construction of a series of
30.000-ton bulkers, in order to continue the program of our company’s
fleet upgrade. We also carry out negotiations with several Russian
enterprises, such as “Sevmash” over construction of such tankers. The
Sevmash is currently building on its dockyards four chemical tankers
with deadweight of 43.000 tons, and the MSC has entered into
negotiations for the purchase of the tankers,” Mr. Medvedev was quoted
as saying by the MSC’s newspaper.

Murmansk Shipping Company is a highly integrated corporation, which
includes the fleet of three Russian shipping companies: Murmansk Sea
Shipping Company JSC, Northern Sea Shipping Company JSC, Northern River
Shipping Company JSC, with total deadweight of about 1.2 million tons.
By August 4, 2004 presidential decree Murmansk Shipping Company is
listed among top strategic enterprises and strategic joint-stock
companies. Russian government holds 25.5% stocks in the authorized
capital of the company.

Source: PortNews

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