On November 28, 2006 Hyundai Heavy Industries (Korea) held a ceremony of name-giving for the two LPG tankers SKF Tobolsk and SKF Tomsk ordered by Sovcomflot group of companies, Sovcomflot’s press service reports. Characteristics of the Tobolsk tanker: deadweight – 26.400 tons, length – 174.20 m, breadth – 28.00 m, cargo capacity – 35.000 m3. The vessels are intended for transportation of liquefied petroleum gas and ammonia. Having accepted these two new tankers Sovcomflot enters new segment of market being very perspective for Russia.
Hyundai Heavy Industries is the world’s largest shipbuilding corporation covering about 15% of the world shipbuilding market. For 31 the yard has built over 1.100 vessels of different types including about 40 for Sovcomflot.