Editing Sakhalin (section)

===Sea===
{{Main|Sakhalin Shipping Company}}

Transport, especially by sea, is an important segment of the economy. Nearly all the cargo arriving for Sakhalin (and the [[Kuril Islands]]) is delivered by cargo boats, or by ferries, in railway wagons, through the [[Vanino-Kholmsk train ferry]] from the mainland port of [[Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai|Vanino]] to Kholmsk. The ports of Korsakov and Kholmsk are the largest and handle all kinds of goods, while [[coal]] and [[timber]] shipments often go through other ports. In 1999, a ferry service was opened between the ports of Korsakov and [[Wakkanai]], Japan, and operated through the autumn of 2015, when service was suspended.

For the 2016 summer season, this route will be served by a highspeed catamaran ferry from Singapore named Penguin 33. The ferry is owned by Penguin International Limited<ref>[http://www.penguin.com.sg Penguin International Limited]</ref> and operated by Sakhalin Shipping Company.<ref>[http://www.sasco.ru/en-main-page-op-i1 Sakhalin Shipping Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729052931/http://www.sasco.ru/en-main-page-op-i1 |date=July 29, 2016 }}</ref>

Sakhalin's main shipping company is Sakhalin Shipping Company, headquartered in Kholmsk on the island's west coast.