North-Western Shipping Company
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| Company type | Open Joint Stock Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Headquarters | , Russia |
| Revenue | |
Number of employees | 2,200 (2011) |
| Website | nwsc.spb.ru |
The North-Western Shipping Company (Russian: Северо-Западное пароходство, romanized: Severo-Zapadnoye parokhodstvo) is a Russian ship-owning company within UCL Holding and is ultimately controlled by Vladimir Lisin's Fletcher Group Holdings Ltd. Founded in 1923 as the North-Western River Shipping Company, the company now owns a fleet of 107 vessels, totaling 400,000 DWT (Dead Weight Tons).