Tanker Caspian Stream (owner LLC Palmali, Rostov-on-Don) was refloated yesterday and is heading for Astrakhan with a cargo of 6,000 tons of oil products of OAO LUKOIL, PortNews reports citing the Russian shipping company Palmali.
The ship passing via Volga-Caspian Canal on Nov. 21st ran aground near the port of Astrakhan (3,057.8th km of the river Volga). There were no damages to the hull or oil spill reported. A spokesman of the shipowner said in an interview with PortNews that "according to the radar at the time of the accident the ship was within the fairway." Palmali believes the accident was caused by a low water level in the Volga River (- 79 cm from the planned depth) and the absence of buoyant conditions in the canal due to the closure of the navigation.
Palmali Group specializes in cargo transportation in the Mediterranean, Caspian and Black Seas. Palmali is a general carrier of oil companies SOCAR (Azerbaijan) and LUKOIL (Russia) to the south direction. The company has long-term contracts with TNK-BP for shipping petroleum products. The Palmali’s representative offices in Russia are open in St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk and Rostov-on-Don.
The ship passing via Volga-Caspian Canal on Nov. 21st ran aground near the port of Astrakhan (3,057.8th km of the river Volga). There were no damages to the hull or oil spill reported. A spokesman of the shipowner said in an interview with PortNews that "according to the radar at the time of the accident the ship was within the fairway." Palmali believes the accident was caused by a low water level in the Volga River (- 79 cm from the planned depth) and the absence of buoyant conditions in the canal due to the closure of the navigation.
Palmali Group specializes in cargo transportation in the Mediterranean, Caspian and Black Seas. Palmali is a general carrier of oil companies SOCAR (Azerbaijan) and LUKOIL (Russia) to the south direction. The company has long-term contracts with TNK-BP for shipping petroleum products. The Palmali’s representative offices in Russia are open in St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk and Rostov-on-Don.