Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries held today, Dec. 17 a naming ceremony of a new tanker of Novoship (of the Group Sovcomflot) of a series of four suezmax tankers of 156,000DWT. The ships were ordered in line with the company's fleet renewal program intended for 2006-2010, the Company’s press release said. The vessel was named Leonid Loza after Mr. Loza who headed from 1987 to 2001 Novorossiysk shipping company.
The B-series new tankers are the largest (in dwt) in the fleet of Novoship. Vessels’ basic dimensions: length - 274.5 m, breadth - 48 m, depth - 23.7 m, maximum draft - 17 m, max speed - 15 knots, tankers are designed to carry simultaneously 3 types of cargo, the Leonid Loza crew - 23 Russians.
The Leonid Loza, like other ships of the series, meets all modern international standards for maritime safety and environmental protection. The ship was assigned to a class Environmental Protection by Lloyd's Register that supervised the construction. Besides, the Leonid Loza received a Green Passport - a certificate of the environmental safety of materials used for construction.
The NS Burgas, the first ship of the series was put into operation in October 2009. Two other vessels – NS Bora, and NS Bravo - joined the Novoship’s fleet in 2010.
Novorossiysk Shipping Company is the largest Russian shipping operator, part of SovComFlot Group. Novoship operates its fleet of 56 modern vessels, of total 4.42m DWT, valued at $3,19 billion. The average age of the tanker fleet vessels is 6.3 years.
The B-series new tankers are the largest (in dwt) in the fleet of Novoship. Vessels’ basic dimensions: length - 274.5 m, breadth - 48 m, depth - 23.7 m, maximum draft - 17 m, max speed - 15 knots, tankers are designed to carry simultaneously 3 types of cargo, the Leonid Loza crew - 23 Russians.
The Leonid Loza, like other ships of the series, meets all modern international standards for maritime safety and environmental protection. The ship was assigned to a class Environmental Protection by Lloyd's Register that supervised the construction. Besides, the Leonid Loza received a Green Passport - a certificate of the environmental safety of materials used for construction.
The NS Burgas, the first ship of the series was put into operation in October 2009. Two other vessels – NS Bora, and NS Bravo - joined the Novoship’s fleet in 2010.
Novorossiysk Shipping Company is the largest Russian shipping operator, part of SovComFlot Group. Novoship operates its fleet of 56 modern vessels, of total 4.42m DWT, valued at $3,19 billion. The average age of the tanker fleet vessels is 6.3 years.