Vision Fleet LLC was set up in 2001 by transport companies SFAT, Rivertrans Shipping and Nasdor Inc. in equal shares. The company is the second largest river bulk-oil shipping company in Russia. The company operates over 40 own tankers and barges with a total deadweight of about 120 thou tons. Considering chartered vessels the fleet numbers 60 units with a total deadweight of almost 200 thou tons.
Accident with tanker Volganeft-217 caused by mistake of lock maintenance personnel
On May 9, at 20.30 Moscow time, river-going tanker Volganeft-217 owned by shipping company Vision Fleet LLC hit the upper lock gate when entering the lock No 3 of the Volga-Baltic canal from the side of the upper pool, the company’s press center reports. According to the document executed at the site, the accident was caused by a mistake made by the lock watch head. The damage of the gate is 6 x 2.45 meters. The tanker has not been damaged and no oil spill occurred. Now the tanker is in the lower pool of the lock No 1 of Vytegorsk canal. After the vessel is examined by divers and surveyed by experts of RosTransNadzor this afternoon it will continue its way to the port of St. Petersburg.