Sovcomflot Ups its Role in the Sakhalin-2 Project
Sovcomflot Group (SCF Group) said its fleet will have greater involvement in serving the Sakhalin-2 offshore platforms for Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy). SCF Group, Sakhalin Energy and Swire Pacific Offshore have signed several agreements that entail the purchase of two platform supply vessels from Swire Pacific Offshore by SCF Group. All the three platform supply vessels used in the Sakhalin-2 project will now be operated by SCF Group under long-term time charter contracts with Sakhalin Energy. The three ships are multipurpose ice-class (Ice-10) supply
Arctic Navigation Training Center Opened in Russia
of complex towing operations, etc. All training equipment at the SCF TEC, as well as navigational and cartographic hardware, was manufactured and installed by the Russian company Transas (Saint-Petersburg) a leading supplier of onboard electronics, maritime and aviation simulators. Sovcomflot Group is Russia’s largest shipping company and is a leader in the sphere of maritime hydrocarbon transportation. SCF also supports continental shelf exploration and oil & gas production. Its fleet includes 156 company-owned and chartered vessels with a combined deadweight of around 12-million
February 2025
