Astrakhan shipbuilding yard Lotus launched the Anatoly Sidenko, the second multipurpose dry-cargo motor ship of 7240 tons in deadweight and Type RSD49 built at this yard. Lotus shipyard builds the ships of this type under leasing scheme with the participation of the lessor - JSC Goznak-leasing and the lessee - Ankor Shipping Company. United Shipbuilding Corporation takes part as the loaner for leasing company. Ships of Type RSD49 were designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau. The main feature of the ship (as opposed to all the other ships of Volga-Don max class, designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau) is a large hold of 52.0 m long located in the middle part, which allows to carry oversize cargo directly by the route Europe - the Caspian thus increasing the total profit.
It is the first time the K-21 submarine, the participant of the Great Patriotic War, is being completely repaired. Thirty years ago the submarine was berthed at the pier in Severomorsk for everlasting mooring. The museum staff has been on watch instead of sailors. And now the repair crew has taken over the watch. The submarine reconstruction is lasting for already four months. It is expected to complete the repair in December. And if all goes as scheduled, the legendary K-21 submarine will start the new life in new year.
Irtysh Shipping Company having 56 million dept paid many-millioned fees for the Board of Directors and informally paid the excessive prices for audit company services. Since 2009, seven members of the Board of Directors were received big cash rewards from the company budget every year. In 2012 the sum was amounted to 14.93 million roubles and in the first half of 2013 it was 9.51 million roubles. In addition, the Shipping Company during six months of the current year has lost 56.54 million roubles considering that the net profit was only 47 thousand roubles in 2012 and 55 thousand roubles in 2011. Last year, the dividends to 2024 shareholders had been allocated in the amount of 20.7 thousand roubles. Another interesting fact is contained in the contract for audit services, which was annually concluded by the Shipping Company. The audit service was provided by the FinTrest. In 2010 the cost for rendering audit services was evaluated in 190 thousand roubles, in 2011 it was 250 thousand roubles and in 2012 it was 220 thousand roubles.
The Nothern Shipping received the Sergei Kuznetsov vessel within the planned fleet renovation programme. It is the third vessel delivered for the Northern Shipping for the last year. The vessel was handed to owner in the Ventspils port (Latvia). The vessel is equipped with two cranes of load capacity 80 tons each intended for unloading cargo of up to 150 tons. These two cranes allow to transport bulky and heavy cargo on board the Sergei Kuznetsov vessel.
