Sovcomflot takes delivery of the Kirill Lavrov tanker
Admiralty Shipyards JSC (St. Petersburg) handed over to the customer the Kirill Lavrov tanker of the series of Arctic shuttle tankers of 70,000DWT, PortNews IAA correspondent reports from the official ceremony. The vessel was built for a group of companies Sovcomflot running an investment project, funded by the VneshEconomBank.
The 70,000DWT Kirill Lavrov is intended for transportation of crude oil and gas condensate from the offshore field Prirazlomnoye (in the Barents Sea). The series vessels are built in accordance with the rules of the classification of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Lloyd's Register. The tanker was assigned to Ice Class Acr6, according to the classification of RMRS. This allows the ship to sail in 1.2-meter-thick ice fields.
The Arctic shuttle tankers of this class use the principle of "double action," have icebreaker stern for movement in the ice and the bow for navigation on the high seas. The tanker is equipped with two Azipod rudder propeller (turning 360 degrees with electric rudder complex) with a total aggregate capacity of 17 MW, with a satellite system of dynamic positioning while mooring to the offshore platform, a helipad and have a blow-loading system to be charged in the Arctic condition, unique system of insulation and heating of the shipboard systems.
Admiralty Shipyards had built 2 tankers with deadweight of 70 thousand tons for Sovcomflot – the Kirill Lavrov and the Mikhail Ulyanov. In June 2010, Vnesheconombank, Sovcomflot and VEB-lease entered into an agreement providing for the use of mechanisms for long-term financing of the project. According to the agreement Vnesheconombank provides a $230m loan for 7 years for the purchase of two Arctic shuttle tankers Mikhail Ulyanov and Kirill Lavrov for the long-term lease with the subsequent transfer to the ownership of a group of companies Sovcomflot Group. The investments in this shipbuilding project have totaled $247m.
Admiralty Shipyards JSC (Admiralteysky Verfy) founded in 1704, is focused on submarines construction. To date, the Company has built more than 300 submarines (including 41 with nuclear power engines), 68 deep and underwater vessels.
Sovcomflot Group, founded in 1995, is one of the largest Russian shipping companies. Sovcomflot’s fleet comprises of 147 ships of total 10,7-m DWT. The company’s shipbuilding program includes 8 ships of total 0,62-m DWT.
The 70,000DWT Kirill Lavrov is intended for transportation of crude oil and gas condensate from the offshore field Prirazlomnoye (in the Barents Sea). The series vessels are built in accordance with the rules of the classification of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Lloyd's Register. The tanker was assigned to Ice Class Acr6, according to the classification of RMRS. This allows the ship to sail in 1.2-meter-thick ice fields.
The Arctic shuttle tankers of this class use the principle of "double action," have icebreaker stern for movement in the ice and the bow for navigation on the high seas. The tanker is equipped with two Azipod rudder propeller (turning 360 degrees with electric rudder complex) with a total aggregate capacity of 17 MW, with a satellite system of dynamic positioning while mooring to the offshore platform, a helipad and have a blow-loading system to be charged in the Arctic condition, unique system of insulation and heating of the shipboard systems.
Admiralty Shipyards had built 2 tankers with deadweight of 70 thousand tons for Sovcomflot – the Kirill Lavrov and the Mikhail Ulyanov. In June 2010, Vnesheconombank, Sovcomflot and VEB-lease entered into an agreement providing for the use of mechanisms for long-term financing of the project. According to the agreement Vnesheconombank provides a $230m loan for 7 years for the purchase of two Arctic shuttle tankers Mikhail Ulyanov and Kirill Lavrov for the long-term lease with the subsequent transfer to the ownership of a group of companies Sovcomflot Group. The investments in this shipbuilding project have totaled $247m.
Admiralty Shipyards JSC (Admiralteysky Verfy) founded in 1704, is focused on submarines construction. To date, the Company has built more than 300 submarines (including 41 with nuclear power engines), 68 deep and underwater vessels.
Sovcomflot Group, founded in 1995, is one of the largest Russian shipping companies. Sovcomflot’s fleet comprises of 147 ships of total 10,7-m DWT. The company’s shipbuilding program includes 8 ships of total 0,62-m DWT.