OREANDA-NEWS. May 15, 2009. IlimSeverLes OJSC (timber harvesting enterprise of Ilim Zapad business division of Ilim Group) finished preparation for the shipping season, as reported by the Group’s press service. IlimSeverLes located all the vessels at the log receiving port, including those which were earlier based at forest enterprises. This enables to improve availability and efficiency of the ships.

This season IlimSeverLes is planning to deliver 100,000 cubic meters of winter-jointed wood by rivers and about 50,000 cubic meters by barges. Forecasters predict that the period of spring flood will be short. However, according to corporate experts, this will not affect the volume of timber delivery by water.

The fleet of IlimSeverLes includes 18 self-propelled vessels, one floating crane for timber trucking, three barges for timber transportation, five barges that transport logging trucks, and two pontoon ferries.