The shipmanagement services will be delivered by V.Ships operations in Limassol and BGI crewing operations in St Petersburg.
The vessel, the 2001-built, 300,000 dwt FSO ‘Umba’, owned by RPK Nord is permanently moored in Kola Bay, near Murmansk and following a successful inspection from one oil major that took place immediately after the change of management, she is acting as a storage tanker.
RS’ Vasilii Reznichenko, said: “We are pleased to see V.Ships and BGI expand their services in this part of the world as a shipmanager. Our review of the safety management system confirms the business has a unique tool to operate the vessels in a safe and efficient manner.”
Boris Komlev, managing director of BGI’s St Petersburg operations, said: “With the largest crew network in the region, we are very pleased to be working with our colleagues in Limassol to provide a full technical shipmanagement service for our clients here in Russia.”