PRISCO floats the largest tanker of its fleet

The first tanker-Suezmax, named PRISCO Mizar, was set afloat On May 18, 2007. According to Konstantin Globenko, Director of the Fleet Technical Department, just some weeks remain before the date of delivery of 166,000 DWT vessel. For this time Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard (South Korea), the current shipbuilder; will carry out completion of the tanker's equipment. PRISCO Mizar then will do the trial trip.

PRISCO builds two vessels of such type at the HHI shipyard. The tankers are designed in accordance with operating conditions of the Baltic Sea. The newbuilders have 1A ice class, the steel screw and reduced draft. Suezmaxes become the Company's largest tanker.