OREANDA-NEWS. July 11, 2011. Yenisei River Shipping Company (ERP) signed an agreement with MMC Norilsk on July 8th, for transportation of 50,000 tons of sulfur from Dudinka to Krasnoyarsk, the operator said. The transaction is valued at RUB 64.6 million.

Yenisei River Shipping Company is the main carrier of goods on the waterways of the Yenisei River basin. The company operates a fleet of 650 dry cargo vessels and tankers with a total 680 000 DWT. During last year’s navigation the Company transported about 3.3 million tons of cargo. The main shareholder of ERP is Norilsk Nickel.

MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metal producing company, a leading global producer of nickel, palladium, platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company specializes also in mining of gold, silver, iridium, osmium, selenium, ruthenium and tellurium.

The Company’s facilities are located across the world, operating in Russia (Norilsk Industrial Area and Kola Peninsula), Finland, USA, Australia, Botswana and South Africa.