Sunday 24 January 2010

MSC to purchase Sevmash's 43.000-ton 4 chemical tankers

Saturday, 23 January 2010
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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