PORT FLEET's tugs escort 281m-long MSC Vaishnavi R at Big Port St. Petersburg (photo release)

Tugboats of port services provider JSC PORT FLEET has successfully escorted the MSC Vaishnavi R (LOA – 281 meters) to Big Port St. Petersburg.

This is the biggest boxship that entered ever the St. Petersburg port, the company told IAA PortNews.

The vessel's dimensions: LOA - 281 meters, breadth overall - 32.2 meters.

The towage operation was performed by three tugs of PORT FLEET, "Leonid Bochkov", "Yevgeny Kocheshkov" and “PETERHOF".

MSC Vaishnavi R was docked at Berth No 101 B/V of Container Terminal Saint Petersburg.