Aframax Type Karabakh Tanker Commissioned In Singapore (Photo)
Date
6/28/2023 6:04:28 AM
(MENAFN- trend news agency) baku, azerbaijan, june 28. another tanker of
the "aframax" type (oil tanker with a deadweight between 80,000 and
120,000 metric tonnes), acquired by the sa maritime afezco joint
venture, established on a parity basis with the consent of the
azerbaijan caspian shipping company (asco) cjsc and the supervisory
board of the state oil company of azerbaijan (socar), was
commissioned in singapore, trend reports.
the ship's name is "karabakh". according to asco, the total
carrying capacity of the tanker is about 115,000 tons.
the vessel will be operated by asco ship management afezco, a
subsidiary of the cjsc, registered in azerbaijan's alat free
economic zone (afez).
sa maritime afezco initially acquired three aframax type tankers
as a result of market research. the first of them ("shusha" ship)
has already been commissioned. the work on commissioning the third
ship ("zangazur") is also under completion.
"these tankers, purchased with the direct support of president
of the republic of azerbaijan ilham aliyev, will be of strategic
importance for our country. they will serve to increase the cargo
transportation potential of national shipping, and contribute to
the international value chain of our oil industry. the vessels will
transport crude oil by order of socar, as well as other customers,"
asco said.
the funds raised from "asco bonds" were used to finance asco's
share in the project for the purchase of tankers of the "aframax"
type.
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