Volga Shipping

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Our history

1843

Emperor Nicholas I approves the charter of Volga Steamship Company.

This marks the beginning of the history of Volgaflot, the largest Russian shipping company.

1918-1923

Nationalization of the fleet, creation of a state system of water transport management.
The Board of the Volga River Shipping Company is formed.
Creation of a transport company North-West River Shipping.

1941-1945

During the WWII, the Volga and Ladoga military flotillas are created to assist the ground troops. The ship crews take part in combat operations.

1954

Volga United River Shipping Company (VORP), which integrated Volga Cargo and Passenger Shipping headquartered in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) and Volga Cargo Shipping Company with its headquarters in Kuibyshev (now Samara).

1973

Vessels of North-Western River Shipping Company start to carry out transportation between foreign ports.

1992-1994

North-Western River Shipping Company is registered as North-Western Shipping Company JSC.

The state-owned Volga United River Shipping Company is transformed into a joint-stock company, Volgaflot being named its legal successor.

2002-2008

Together with North-West Shipping Company, Volga Shipping implements a program for the construction of 12 new ‘river-sea’ class dry cargo ships of Rusich type.

2010-2015

The fleet renewal program is being implemented. Heavy load river vessels and a fleet of mixed ‘river-sea’ class oil carriers are under construction.

Active replenishment of the fleet with new sea and ‘river-sea’ class dry cargo ships. Construction of DCV36 and RSD49 projects.

2018

V.F. Tanker LLC becomes part of Volgaflot.

2020

North-West Shipping Company becomes part of Volgaflot.