Smp OAO (Russia)

"Severnoe Morskoe Parokhodstvo" (North Sea Company / NSC) was founded on May 16, 1870. Over the more than 140 years of its development, the company really found its stride during the 1960’s. Since this time NSC has been acknowledged as one of the major transporters of timber and lumber. At the present moment the company is continuing its normal operations in the sphere of international shipping by sea. The NSC fleet consists of unitized dry cargo ships with a DWT of 2200–14000 tonnes, which carry round timber, lumber, pulp-and-paper products, general cargo, bulk cargo, dangerous goods and other cargo types. The availability of ice-classed vessels enables the shipping-line to operate in regions with difficult ice conditions. NSC regularly scheduled voyages ensure trouble-free delivery of cargo to Western Europe via the ports of Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg. The majority of NSC vessels are equipped for handling 20- and 40-foot containers as well as reefer containers. The company is a member of the Association of Russian Shipowners, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Bimco Member since 1974.