Large-scale bunkering in port Vladivostok
On February 22, Vladimir Vysotski, tanker of Tranzit-DV Group, fueled container carrier XIN HONG KONG owned by CHINA SHIPPING LINE, the Group’s press center informs.
Total volume of the bunkering amounted to 6,900 tons including 5,500 tons of heavy fuel oil VB-180 and 1,400 tons of low-sulphur heavy fuel oil LSFO-180. Both types of heavy fuel oil were produced by Vostokbunker CJSC in Slavyanka.
111,746-dwt vessel with the dimensions of 336х45m has been at the outer anchorage of the port of Vladivostok from the morning of February 22. The bunkering took some 20 hours.
“Such calls of large-capacity vessels is a first step towards the development of bunkering hubs in Primorsk Territory actively discussed at the meeting of the Dialogues business-club on February 21,” reads the release.
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