The first Aframax size ship moored today at the berth of Rosneftbunker terminal of Ust-Luga port. The Primorsky Prospekt tanker (owner Sovcomflot) will take on board fuel oil cargo, the press service of Rosneftbunker reported.
Three tugboats of Rosneftflot escorted the tanker and assisted in mooring. According to the Director of Ust-Luga branch of Rosnefteflot Dennis Zagorodsky the tugs of the company fully meet the requirements for towing large-tonnage tankers.
The 114,000DWT tanker has Ice Class 1B. The ship's overall length is 250 m, beam - 44 m, max. draft - 15 m. The Primorsky Prospekt was designed to operate in the Baltic and the Far East seas, for transportation of hydrocarbons from the Russian ports of Primorsk, Ust-Luga and Kozmino.
Three tugboats of Rosneftflot escorted the tanker and assisted in mooring. According to the Director of Ust-Luga branch of Rosnefteflot Dennis Zagorodsky the tugs of the company fully meet the requirements for towing large-tonnage tankers.
The 114,000DWT tanker has Ice Class 1B. The ship's overall length is 250 m, beam - 44 m, max. draft - 15 m. The Primorsky Prospekt was designed to operate in the Baltic and the Far East seas, for transportation of hydrocarbons from the Russian ports of Primorsk, Ust-Luga and Kozmino.
The Rosneftbunker’s export oil terminal was launched in a test mode on Jan. 31st 2011 when the first 44-ton cargo of fuel oil was loaded onto a tanker of 44,125dwt.
Customer-developer of the oil terminal is Gunvor’s business unit Rosneftbunker. The terminal’s projected capacity is 30 million tons of exported oil products a year. This year Rosneftbunker plans to handle 10-11 million tons.
Customer-developer of the oil terminal is Gunvor’s business unit Rosneftbunker. The terminal’s projected capacity is 30 million tons of exported oil products a year. This year Rosneftbunker plans to handle 10-11 million tons.