Palmali launch another tanker of Armada series
Baku, June 28 (AZERTAC). The Palmali Group of Companies has commissioned another tanker of Armada series. The tanker, called Lerik was made at the Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey. The vessel is 193,953 meters in length. Its deadweight is 4611 tons.
Speaking to the launch ceremony, Palmali`s vice president Rauf Aliyev said the Group had increased from 10 to 15 vessels its Armada series newbuilds order.
“The ships are scheduled for delivery at the end of 2013,” he added.
Palmali Group is a shipping company operating in the Mediterranean, Caspian and Black Seas. Last year, shipments of oil cargo on Russia`s inland waterways by the Group`s fleet exceeded 4,5m tons. Palmali Group is a major carrier of oil companies SOCAR (Azerbaijan) and LUKOIL (Russia) on the southern lines. The Group has been awarded long-term contracts for transportation of petroleum products with TNK-BP.
The Group operates a fleet of more than 100 vessels, including sea-going tankers of up to 180,000dwt, sea-going and river tankers of up to 8,000dwt tons flying Russia and foreign flags.
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