Chinese dumb barges will be engaged in timber removal from Russia
7. Amurskoje Steamship Line is preparing 18 motor ships of “river-sea” class for transportation of timber cargo to the countries of Asia-Pacific region.
Apr 11, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. Amurskoje Steamship Line is preparing 18 motor ships of “river-sea” class for transportation of timber cargo to the countries of Asia-Pacific region.
They will deliver 260 000 cubic meters of wood to Japan, China and South Korea from ports of Nizhny Amur. It’s almost half of production of Khabarovsk loggers which will be exported by sea.
In a whole, sea crafts will take aboard 550 000 cubic meters of wood in ports of Nizhny Amur and Lazarev village, according to RIA Vostok-Media. River boats will export more: 650 000 cubic meters of wood will be supplied to Chinese ports on Amur and Sungari. 40 Chinese dumb barges will be engaged in the transportation as a year ago.