OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2013. On 16 January, 2013, in Pusan (South Korea), a grand naming ceremony took place for Sovcomflot Group’s new tanker. The vessel was named in honour of the distinguished Russian maritime lawyer Anatoly Lazarevich Kolodkin.

 This vessel is the third to be built as part of an agreement between OAO Sovcomflot and Zvezda-DSME shipyard – a joint venture involving United Shipbuilding Corporation (Russian Federation) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (Republic of Korea). The two other tankers – Nikolay Zuyev and Georgy Maslov – are already operating as part of the SCF fleet.

 The naming ceremony was attended by Konstantin Vnukov – Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Sergey Frank – President of OAO Sovcomflot, relatives of Anatoly Kolodkin, and the representatives of shipbuilding enterprises.

 Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin was built in accordance with all existing international and Russian standards governing navigational safety, fuel consumption and ecological protection.

 The vessel’s characteristics show that not only is it one of the most up-to-date and high-tech tankers of its class, but it is also one of the most commercially effective. In particular, the energy efficiency of the new vessel is significantly lower than the base level set for ships of this class. The tanker is also designed to run for a long period on low-sulphur (0.1%) fuel.

 The vessel has a draught of 14.9m. Its beam size has been increased to 46m to provide maximum cargo capacity when navigating through the Baltic staits and optimal compliance with the requirements and demands of maritime hyrocarbon shipping from oil terminals in Primorsk and Ust-Luga.

 The tanker’s cargo-pumping system enables it to simultaneously transport and transfer (pump) three types of cargo stored in 12 cargo tanks, including crude oil and dark-oil products.

 A specially designed rudder provides the vessel with improved propulsion efficiency and better maneuverability. The bottom of the ship is coated in special paint to prevent sea-crust.

 High-tech equipment has been installed aboard the vessel to constantly monitor and regulate its speed, draught and trim, depending on the cargo load and sailing conditions.

 Working and living conditions aboard the ship are fully in line with corporate standards and crew members can enjoy comfortable personal cabins.

 OAO Novoship (part of SCF Group) is overseeing construction work on the vessel and will also take charge of the running and technical maintenance of Anatoly Kolodkin once she enters active service.

Technical characteristics of the vessel:

 Class: Aframax
 Length: 249.9m
 Beam size: 46m
 Deadweight: 120,600 tonnes
 Ship-owner, technical management: Sovcomflot Group