BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 10. Four years have passed since the commissioning of the Kalbajar tanker of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), one of the AZCON Holding companies.
The data obtained by Trend from the company shows that a total of 61 trips were made to various ports by this vessel during the past period.
In the context of these excursions, a total of 384,443 metric
tons of crude oil and refined petroleum derivatives were conveyed
via the tanker vessel.
The Kalbajar vessel, presently navigating in international maritime
zones, boasts a deadweight tonnage of 7,800 tons, with overall
dimensions measuring 141 meters in length and a beam of 16.9
meters.
The vessel, built at the Baku Shipyard by order of ASCO, was
commissioned on September 10, 2021, with the participation of
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Four tankers have been engineered and commissioned for ASCO at the
Baku Shipyard, with the fabrication of an additional three tankers
currently in progress.
The “Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping” Joint-Stock Company merged the country’s main fleets, the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company and the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic’s Caspian Sea Oil Fleet. The “Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping” CJSC has two shipyards and offshore support and commercial fleets. The merchant fleet has 51 ships: 20 tankers, 12 ferries, 16 dry cargo, 1 Ro-Ro, and 2 Ro-Pax. By integrating maritime fleets, the “Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping” CJSC takes on high-level responsibilities.
