On January 15, 2016, storage tanker Umba of 300,259 DWT arrived at port Murmansk and was placed by RPK Nord, LLC in the middle part of the Kola Bay, within the water area of port Murmansk. As the agency company Infotech Baltika told IAA PortNews, the tanker will be involved in export transshipment of Russia’s Arctic oil produced by Gazprom Neft at the Novoportovskoye field (Yamal) and at the Prirazlomnoye field.
The offshore terminal of RPK Nord is expected to handle some 12 mln t of oil per year.
The Umba was registered with Russian Maritime Register of Shipping on October 1, 2015. Place of registration – Murmansk. Vessel’s deadweight – 300,259 t, number of cargo tanks - 17.