Surveillance & Maritime News for August 2023

Within the framework of a new seasonal intermodal container service, FESCO Transportation Group ('FESCO') delivered about 300 TEU of various cargoes from Novosibirsk to settlements in Yakutia, taking over almost 25% of the market on this route. The service was launched in July 2020 in test mode, and it has been working regularly since August. In 2021, it will operate from May to September depending on the river navigation. Intermodal service The intermodal service includes railway delivery by...

On the morning of October 27, 2020, SITC International and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding held a ceremony for the naming and delivery of the new ship ‘SITC Klang.’ Smooth ship delivery Mr. Yang Xianxiang, Vice Chairman and CEO of SITC International, along with his wife and godmother Ms. Liu Lan, Mr. Ren Letian, Chairman of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, Mr. Xiao Senyuan, Vice President of SITC Shipping Group, and representatives of teachers and students of Shanghai Maritime University a...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) delivered equipment, including four steam generators of 358 tons each, from the Rostov region to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey. To implement this project, FESCO’s experts developed individual transportation schemes. Steam generators, which are recognised as oversized and heavy equipment, were delivered from the manufacturer – the branch of JSC AEM-technologies Atommash in Volgodonsk – by purpose-built vehicles to...

FESCO Transportation Group is launching FESCO Arctic Line – a new maritime container service, which will connect the ports of Provideniya and Pevek in the Chukotka Autonomous Area with the ports of China and the USA. Direct mixed railway The service will operate on the following routes: Qingdao (China) - Taicang (China) - Provideniya - Pevek, and Everett (USA) - Provideniya - Pevek. Calls to the port of Vladivostok and Vostochny will be also possible. The transportation will be carried o...

More than 4 thousand TEU in total will be transported under the contract valid until the end of September 2021. FESCO’s experience and competencies allow it to carry out intermodal cargo transportation, delivering by container trains from the Monchegorsk station (Murmansk region) to the port of St. Petersburg and water transportation to the destination ports in Europe, Asia, North and South America. Requiring special clearance The range of transported goods is extensive and includes nic...

FESCO Transportation Group has launched a regular intermodal container service for seafood delivery from the Russian Far East to Jilin province in China. The service includes seafood delivery in refrigerated containers by the regular services of FESCO from Kamchatka, Magadan, and Sakhalin to Vladivostok, as well as by motor transport from enterprises in the Primorye Territory. Then the cargo is handled at the Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV, part of the FESCO Group) and sent to the Hunchunn...

In response to the growing demand for services in the northeastern part of South America, Blue Water Shipping opened a Caribbean office in Georgetown, Guyana recently. In addition to having over 1,700 employees in a network of 60+ offices, BWS has more than 45 years of experience under their belt, making them a reliable and trustworthy logistics provider. Along with the official opening, Blue Water has appointed Guyana native - Richard DeNobrega to lead operations. He holds over a decade of exp...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO, Group) announces the appointment of Arkadiy Korosteljov as the President of the Group on 4 September 2020. Maxim Sakharov, who held this position, is now holding the position of the First Deputy President of FESCO. The decision was made on 3 September 2020 by the Board of Directors of FESCO (the parent company of the Group). Successful debt restructuring Leyla Mammad Zada, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of FESCO, said “The global economic crisis...

SITC International and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (Yangzijiang Shipbuilding) have signed a contract for six newbuildings of 1800 TEU and an option agreement for six vessels. Yang Shaopeng, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SITC International, Ren Yuanlin, the Honourary Chairman of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and other leaders attended the signing ceremony. Yang Xianxiang, the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SITC International, and Ren Letian, the Chairma...

Blue Water Shipping has been contracted to move blade racks from the quayside to the rear area in the port of Esbjerg. By means of a port crane rented from Port of Esbjerg, the racks were loaded on Blue Water’s SPMT (self-propelled modular transporter) for transportation to warehouse. Onboard installation vessels The blade rack consisting of a tip and root-end support are approx. 30 metres long and weigh 90 tons each. They had been used onboard installation vessels in connection to the...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) is expanding its network of domestic routes for regular container services and launching FESCO Ural Amur Shuttle - a new train from Ekaterinburg to Khabarovsk. Regular container train FESCO launches a regular container train from Ekaterinburg to KhabarovskTrains will depart once a week from Koltsovo station. Transit time to the destination – FESCO Stroyopttorg terminal at Krasnaya Rechka station – is seven days. The service will be used to transpo...

The COVID-19 epidemic could not stop the progress of SITC International’s people. After months of intense preparations, SITC Indonesia Jakarta container yard was successfully put into operation. SITC Indonesia Jakarta Depot The SITC Indonesia Jakarta Depot is mainly engaged in container storage, warehousing, container equipment repair and maintenance, and container transportation. Through a professional team and advanced information management, SITC International can provide customers wi...