On March 13, Primorsk Shipping Corporation (PRISCO) took delivery of 51,000-dwt tanker Prisco Irina at STX Shipbuilding (S. Korea). The vessel’s crew is getting ready for the first voyage.
Prisco Irina is 183 meters long and 32 meters wide. It took 8 months to build this double-hull tanker. The vessel is capable of breaking through 10-cm thick ice without icebreaking assistance. All the systems, equipment and spaces are designed to work with outer temperature of up to -25º С. The tanker was given a Winterization D -25 notation by Lloyd Register.
It is the third vessel of the series. The first and the second vessel of the series were put into operation in November and December of the past year. Two more tankers will start operation in April 2009. The last two tankers – in 2010. All the vessels are designed for transportation of crude, oil products, chemical and food products.
JSC Primorsk Shipping Corporation specializes in marine transportation of bulk liquid cargoes.
The Corporation operates 19 tankers with their aggregate deadweight of 1 352,777 tons. Ice class vessels including large-capacity ones equipped for operation in freezing seas conditions make up the core of the сompany’s fleet.