| North-Western Shipping Company | |
| Type: | Open Joint Stock Company |
| Location City: | Saint Petersburg |
| Location Country: | Russia |
| Industry: | Transportation |
| Revenue: | US$ 160.2 mln (2023) |
| Operating Income: | US$ 1.7 mln (2011) |
| Num Employees: | 2,200 (2011) |
| Homepage: | nwsc.spb.ru |
The North-Western Shipping Company (Russian: Северо-Западное пароходство|r=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).
The North-Western Shipping Company serves an important role of delivering dry, general, and oversize cargoes from Europe and elsewhere to the Russian hinterland cost-effectively.
The North-Western Shipping Company's fleet of vessels includes dry cargo ships, bulk carriers between 1,500 and 7,000 DWT capable of navigating both rivers and seas.[1]