The settlement facilitates the usage of SCF’s expertise by RS when formulating technical laws and requirements for utilizing new forms of marine fuels
On 4 June 2021, Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) signed a strategic partnership settlement as a part of the twenty fourth St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board, Sovcomflot says in its media launch.
The doc was signed by Igor Tonkovidov, President and CEO of Sovcomflot, and Konstantin Palnikov, Director Normal of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
The cooperation between SCF and RS is aimed toward growing competencies and constructing aggressive benefits associated to the technical regulation of the development and operation of recent power transportation vessels, with a particular give attention to effectivity, sustainability and security.
The settlement facilitates the usage of SCF’s expertise by RS when formulating technical laws and requirements for utilizing new forms of marine fuels to cut back emissions from vessels, for offering technical supervision of ice-class cargo vessels when operated within the Arctic seas together with the Northern Sea Route, and for growing and utilizing techniques of automated and distant management for vessels.
The events can even more and more cooperate on technical supervision of the development of a brand new era of cargo vessels for SCF at Zvezda Shipbuilding Advanced in Russia. At present, SCF has 20 vessels ordered at Zvezda, together with 5 LNG-fuelled tankers and 15 Arctic LNG carriers, with deliveries scheduled for 2022-2025. All these vessels will function beneath the Russian flag.
Igor Tonkovidov, President and CEO of Sovcomflot: “We’re comfortable to see the Russian classification society embracing SCF’s expertise and experience in introducing marine transportation improvements to develop standardised approaches that may assist make shipping extra sustainable in step with excessive worldwide requirements, unlock alternatives provided by the Northern Sea Route and general develop Russia’s personal shipping competencies.”
Konstantin Palnikov, Director Normal of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping: “The synergy of the classification society’s and business leaders’ mixed experience is crucial for the event and implementation of requirements that contribute to the environment friendly and secure operation of marine transport and environmental safety. We categorical our honest gratitude to Sovcomflot for his or her belief and for our ongoing cooperation. I’m assured that our productive dialogue will profit the promotion of technical initiatives and superior engineering options beneath the up-to-date maritime business tasks.”
PAO Sovcomflot (MOEX:FLOT) is without doubt one of the world’s main power shipping corporations, specialising within the transportation of crude oil, petroleum merchandise, and liquefied fuel, in addition to the servicing of offshore oil and fuel manufacturing. As of the date of this launch, the Group’s fleet contains of 144 vessels with a complete deadweight of over 12.6 million tonnes, together with vessels owned via joint ventures. Greater than 80 vessels have an ice class.
SCF is servicing massive oil and fuel tasks in Russia and all over the world: Sakhalin-1; Sakhalin-2; Varandey; Prirazlomnoye; Novy Port; Yamal LNG, and Tangguh (Indonesia). The Group is headquartered in St. Petersburg, with workplaces in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, London, Limassol, and Dubai.
As of the date of this launch, SCF owns and operates 35 vessels constructed to RS class.
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS, Register) is without doubt one of the main classification societies. Established in 1913. The core of the RS exercise is the event of devoted class technical laws – the Guidelines and offering technical recommendation for marine transport and oil-and-gas property in any respect phases of their life cycle from design to decommissioning.
RS is recognised by maritime administrations of 68 flag states. Worldwide Affiliation of Classification Societies (IACS) member since 1969. There are roughly 4,500 RS-classed models of assorted varieties and functions, together with large-capacity Arctic fuel carriers and oil tankers, diesel-electric and nuclear icebreakers, multifunctional help vessels, in addition to offshore oil-and-gas subject growth amenities.