The vessel was converted for her new role to operate in extreme conditions in Romania, having been purchased last year as the ‘CE-Merapi’.
Oil transhipment at Murmansk has grown steadily. In 2016, about 1.25 mill tonnes of products were exported overseas via the company’s oil transhipment terminal, which amounts to a 126% year-on-year growth from the 551,000 tonnes recorded in 2015, according to Russian newswire TASS.