Sovcomflot Group is among the 10 largest tanker companies in the world. According to the rating published by the industry-focused media group Rivera Maritime Media, president and CEO of Sovcomflot is also in the list of 50 most influential people in the tanker industry.
The list of 10 top companies includes:
1. Scorpio Group - Robert Bugbee, president and director;
2. Frontline – John Fredriksen, president, CEO and chairman;
3. Teekay Corporation – Peter Evensen, president and CEO;
4. BW Group – Andreas Sohmen-Pao, CEO;
5. Norden – Carsten Mortensen, president and CEO;
6. Sovcomflot - Sergey Frank, president and CEO;
7. AET Tankers – Hor Weng Yew, president and CEO;
8. Hafnia Tankers – Mikael Skov, CEO;
9. Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. - Nikolas P. Tsakos, president, CEO and executive director;
10. Maersk Tankers – Morten Engelstoft, CEO.
Apart from the tonnage, financial results and chartering activities the rating was based also on how dynamic the companies are, their footprint, compliance with international environmental standards and strivings to renovation.
Riviera Maritime Media Ltd established by John Labdon and Tony Wilson in December 2001 specialises in maritime information, publishing a range of maritime technical journals, holding related events, and supplying intelligence services covering the newbuilding, conversion, propulsion, sale and purchase and world fleet sectors.
Sovcomflot Group is Russia’s largest shipping company and one of the world’s leading shipping companies specializing in the maritime hydrocarbons transportation and supporting continental shelf exploration and oil & gas production. The SCF fleet includes 156 vessels with a combined deadweight of around 12 million tonnes. One third of them have a high ice class. The Group specialises in hydrocarbon transportation from regions with challenging ice conditions. Sovcomflot supports large-scale offshore energy projects in Russia and the rest of the world, including: Sakhalin-I, Sakhalin-II, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Tangguh, Escobar, and Peregrino.
The company is registered in Saint-Petersburg and has representative offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, London, Limassol, Madrid, Singapore and Dubai.