The diesel-electric ice-class vessel Vasily Golovin (owner Transportation Group FESCO) on March 20, 2014 completed resupply of Argentina Antarctic bases and research stations with general cargo, food and diesel fuel, the FESCO group said.
Between 31 January and 20 March of the year the Vasily Golovin has moved more than 8,000 tonnes of cargo, including the removal of wastes generated at the stations. The ship has fulfilled its two-year plan for garbage disposal as the job was not done since 2013.
During the navigation period, the Russian vessel has visited 12 stations (Belgrano-II, Orcadas, Petrel, Esperanza, Marambio, Carlini, San Martin, Brown, Primavera, Camara, Frei and Deception Island), some of them several times.
The diesel-electric Vasily Golovin has worked in Antarctica since 2003. The ship has reportedly arrived at the Argentine port of Bahia Blanca to be supplied with bunker fuel.
Transportation Group FESCO, created on the basis of the Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO), is a leading Russian integrated transport and logistics company providing a broad range of services for door-to-door cargo delivery using its own transport facilities to ensure guaranteed quality and reliability of services. The Group owns a fleet of more than 900,000 DWT and operates a diversified fleet of over 19,000 units of rolling stock. FESCO’s own container fleet is about 50,000 TEUs. The Group’s total cargo throughput at the port and rail facilities reaches 450,000 TEUs, 5 million tons of bulk cargo and 100,000 units of vehicles a year. FESCO offers services to Russian and international customers through its own sales network in Russia and 15 countries worldwide.