The port of Vysotsk terminal operator takes delivery of new tugs for tanker escort (photo release)

LLC Port Vysotsky has taken delivery of two new 3.1MW (4,200hp) tugboats from Damen Shipyard, Vietnam, the stevedoring company said in a press release. Now the harbor fleet owned by Port Vysotsky consists of four vessels.

The vessels were purchased for mooring Panamax vessels and for escorting oil tankers bound to a nearby terminal - RPK Vysotsk LUKOIL-II, Port Vysotsky General Director Vadim Pavlov told the PortNews correspondent.

The oil terminal operator confirmed the readiness to use services of Port Vysotsky’s new tugs.

LLC Port Vysotsky is a stevedore company operating in the port of Vysotsk, Leningrad region, and specializing in handling Russian coal exported primarily to Western Europe. In 2012, coal throughput at the company’s terminal rose 2.9% year-over-year to 3,295,727 tonnes. Dredging project completed in Dec 2011 enabled the port to give access to 45,00dwt vessels (and more), with max draft of 11.9 meters. The depth of access channel and water area is 12.7 meters, width - 200 meters. As from August 2013 the operator is able to receive and load Panamax bulk cargo carriers.