PORT FLEET’s 6 tugs in the list of Russian ship register
CJSC PORT FLEET based in Big Port St. Petersburg, has registered its six tugboats in the Russian International Ship Register (RISR). The new generation tugs are as follows: "Yevgeny Kocheshkov," "Neptune", "Leonid Bochkov," "Peterhof", "Pavlovsk" and "Sestroretsk," the Company press release said.
The tugs feature full revolving rudder propeller system, which enables high maneuverability of the vessels, to execute a 360º turn, to perform ship handling from any direction and being able to change the direction of its thrust almost instantaneously. The utilization of these harbor tugs reduces an average docking operation time as much as 20-30%, compared with the common configuration tugboats.
Besides, the Pavlovsk and the Sestroretsk are equipped for firefighting at the ports.
General Director of PORT FLEET Yevgeny Savkin comments: "Registration of our tugs in RISR became possible after the enactment of the Federal Law № 305 on measures to support Russian shipping and shipbuilding. It grants a special status to our fleet both in the domestic and international markets of towing services, provides for reduction of some operating costs, and thus improves the efficiency of our fleet. I think, the Port Fleet’s next step would be an investment decision on the construction of new tugboats at Russian shipyards. We’ve been considering such an opportunity,"
Currently, CJSC PORT FLEET’s fleet of tugboats comprises 15 tugboats of various capacities. The company is the largest tugs operator at Big Port St. Petersburg.