Dry bulk carrier NS Yakutia (Sovcomflot) sets off for Northern Sea Route. On September 21, Sovcomflot’s dry cargo carrier NS Yakutia set off from Murmansk to deliver 67,000 tonnes of iron ore concentrate to port Lanshan (China). According to Sovcomflot press center, the NS is expected to arrive in the port of Discharge on October 12. The voyage is estimated to last for 40 days including 8 days along the Northern Sea Route. The vessel was chartered by Eurochem Trading. According to the vessel’s captain, the ice conditions are statistically average for the Arctic navigation. The vessel will sail along the Northern Sea Route in a convoy escorted by Yamal and Taimyr, nuclear icebreakers of FSUE Atomflot. Technical support of the voyage is provided by SCF technical manager - Novoship OJSC in conjunction with the experts of Sovcomflot headquaters and the state structures. Vessel’s technical characteristics: built in 2013, deadweight – 74.559 t, ice class – 1B, length – 225 m, width – 32 m, draught – 14 m. NS Yakutia is fitted with al possible communications facilities including satellite communication. Glonass and GPS are installed onboard the ship. It is the sixth transit voyage of Sovcomflot Group along the Northern Sea Route being another element of the company’s programme on the development of high latitude arctic routes from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Sovcomflot Group is Russia’s largest shipping company and one of the world’s leading shipping companies specializing in the maritime hydrocarbons transportation and supporting continental shelf exploration and oil & gas production. The SCF fleet includes 160 vessels. The company is registered in Saint-Petersburg and has representative offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, London, Limassol, Madrid, Singapore and Dubai.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:48:16 +0000
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