▁the ▁economy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁also ▁affected ▁the ▁fer ry . ▁C argo ▁was ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁non - payment ▁for ▁transport ation . ▁Fer ries ▁sometimes ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁did ▁not ▁leave ▁the ▁ports . ▁ ▁Rec ently ▁ ▁Van ino - K holm sk ▁train ▁fer ry ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁special ized ▁fer ry ▁vessels ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁specifically ▁for ▁work ▁on ▁this ▁line . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁vessels ▁of ▁the ▁Sak hal in ▁series ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁USS R ▁at ▁the ▁Y ant ar ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁Kal ining rad . ▁The ▁first ▁five ▁vessels ▁no ▁longer ▁exist , ▁Sak hal in - 6 ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Government ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Ker ch ▁Stra it ▁fer ry ▁line ▁and ▁later ▁also ▁dis posed . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s , ▁the ▁fer ry ▁fleet ▁owned ▁by ▁Sak hal in ▁Sh ipping ▁Company ▁( S AS CO ), ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁similar ▁dies el - elect ric ▁ships : ▁Sak hal in - 7 , ▁Sak hal in - 8 , ▁Sak hal in - 9 ▁And ▁Sak hal in - 1 0 . ▁Each ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁carry ▁ 2 8 ▁railway ▁w ag ons ▁or ▁ 3 7 ▁heavy ▁tr uck s ▁in ▁one ▁trip . ▁In ▁addition , ▁each ▁fer ry ▁( except ▁for ▁the ▁Sak hal in - 1 0 ▁fer ry ▁equ ipped ▁for