Twin-Castor

On November 7, 2013, the namegiving ceremony was held for Russia’s first Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). The 320,000-dwt vessel was built by Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (Huludao, China). It is the first vessels in the series ordered by Sovcomflot OJSC for international transportation of large batches of crude. According to Sovcomflot press center, at present, it is not possible to build vessels of this class in Russia. SCF is a world leader in the product carrier segment, as well as in the Aframax and Suezmax oil tanker segments. In line with the SCF development strategy, the construction of the two new tankers – Svet and SCF Shanghai – will allow the company to break into a new large tonnage segment employing VLCC tankers (deadweight over 300,000 tonnes). The vessel fully complies with domestic and international safety requirements of Det Norske Veritas. It can be operated without any restrictions for the navigation area. Svet will be deployed for crude oil shipping operations under long-term time charter agreements with PetroChina International (a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation). In December, 2011, the companies signed agreements providing for the transportation of oil from countries in the Middle East, West Africa and Venezuela to China using the SCF tanker fleet. Source: http://en.portnews.ru/news/170342/