- on - Am ur , ▁S AS CO ▁trans ports ▁not ▁only ▁rail ▁cars , ▁but ▁also ▁motor ▁vehicles , ▁especially ▁heavy ▁vehicles ▁with ▁per ish able ▁goods ▁and ▁other ▁consumer ▁goods . ▁in ▁loads . ▁ ▁The ▁fer ry ▁Van ino ▁- ▁K holm sk ▁and ▁today ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁transport ▁ar tery ▁between ▁Sak hal in ▁and ▁the ▁main land ▁of ▁Russia . ▁Its ▁capacity ▁is ▁ 3 . 3 ▁million ▁tons ▁of ▁cargo ▁per ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 1 . 4 ▁million ▁tons ▁of ▁cargo ▁were ▁transport ed ▁through ▁it . ▁The ▁fer ry ▁provides ▁year - round ▁delivery ▁of ▁necessary ▁goods ▁for ▁the ▁Sak hal in ▁Region ▁and ▁passengers . ▁In ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction , ▁products ▁from ▁the ▁fish , ▁pul p ▁and ▁paper ▁industry , ▁etc . ▁are ▁delivered ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁the ▁main land . ▁Through ▁the ▁fer ry , ▁foreign ▁trade ▁cargo es ▁are ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁main land , ▁delivered ▁by ▁mar itime ▁merchant ▁ships ▁from ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁the ▁Sak hal in ▁ports ▁of ▁K ors akov ▁and ▁K holm sk . ▁ ▁In ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁ag ing ▁of ▁fer ry ▁ships ▁( the ▁young est ▁fer ry ▁Sak hal in - 1 0 ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁even ▁older ) ▁and ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁their ▁can cellation ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁Sak hal in ▁Sh ipping ▁Company , ▁the