Gazpromneft Marine Bunker (a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft) has completed the acquisition on the secondary market a bunker-tanker of capacity of 4.500 tons built to MARPOL Convention, Andrey Vasilyev, CEO of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker said in an interview with journalists at the international bunker conference in Singapore, PortNews reported. The tanker was renamed Gazprom Neft-Zuid and will operate in the waters of the Big Port of St. Petersburg.
"This ship has double boards and double bottom. She complies completely with environmental requirements of the international MARPOL Convention. This ice-class tanker runs on fuel oil, which makes its operation very effective ", Mr. Vasilyev.was quoted as saying
According to the head of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, his company will close the deal to acquire a similar class vessel in early November 2010. The second bunker tanker will be named Gazpromneft-Nord and will be supplying bunker fuel at the port of Murmansk.
"The both purchased tankers are of the same version as the previously acquired bunker ships, Gazpromneft-West, operating at the port of Novorossiysk, and Gazprom Neft-East in St. Petersburg, only of more capacity," said Mr. Vasilyev.
Thus, the bunkering fleet of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker will make up 10 tankers.
"All of them meet requirements of MARPOL Convention", said Vasilyev. He added that his company had prepared for 2011, when Russia would have to cease operations at the ports of single-hull bunker tankers, with a deadweight of over 600,000 tons.
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker is a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, which supplies bunker fuel to marine and river vessels. The company was founded in October 2007. Gazpromneft Shipping is the operator of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker’s fleet.
"This ship has double boards and double bottom. She complies completely with environmental requirements of the international MARPOL Convention. This ice-class tanker runs on fuel oil, which makes its operation very effective ", Mr. Vasilyev.was quoted as saying
According to the head of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, his company will close the deal to acquire a similar class vessel in early November 2010. The second bunker tanker will be named Gazpromneft-Nord and will be supplying bunker fuel at the port of Murmansk.
"The both purchased tankers are of the same version as the previously acquired bunker ships, Gazpromneft-West, operating at the port of Novorossiysk, and Gazprom Neft-East in St. Petersburg, only of more capacity," said Mr. Vasilyev.
Thus, the bunkering fleet of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker will make up 10 tankers.
"All of them meet requirements of MARPOL Convention", said Vasilyev. He added that his company had prepared for 2011, when Russia would have to cease operations at the ports of single-hull bunker tankers, with a deadweight of over 600,000 tons.
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker is a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, which supplies bunker fuel to marine and river vessels. The company was founded in October 2007. Gazpromneft Shipping is the operator of Gazpromneft Marine Bunker’s fleet.