Murmansk Shipping Company
The Kola Arctic has always attracted people by its vast expanse and unexplored treasures. For centuries it was possible to get to Murmansk coast only by sea. After the Kola Peninsula has become a large industrial area it was necessary to have its own cargo fleet, registered in Murmansk.
Murmansk State Sea Dry-cargo and Passenger Shipping Company, founded in 1939 (since 1967 - Murmansk Shipping Company), was specialized in arctic transportation. Basically, it consisted of bulk and passenger cargo carriers, that have been transferred from Northern and Baltic Shipping Companies. In 1940 there were 37 ships, their total deadweight was 112,200 tons.
In 1993 Murmansk Shipping Company was reorganized into Joint Stock Company.
Today JSC "Murmansk Shipping Company" is a highly integrated corporate structure, which carries major part of cargo transportation by vessels sailing under the Russian flag. It includes fleet of three shipping companies: JSC "Murmansk Shipping Company", JSC "Northern Shipping Company" and JSC "Northern River Shipping Lines". Its total number of different types of vessels is 303, their total deadweight is about 1.2 million tons.
Murmansk Shipping Company is the leader in arctic transportation. The company develops new activities connected with oil transfer and transportation, geological prospecting, hydraulic construction.
