M/S «FESCO SAKHALIN»
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Hull no. 504 from Aker Finnyards' Helsinki Shipyard was delivered to Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC (FESCO) on 16 June following the naming ceremony on 31 May performed by Mrs. Valentina Ambrosova. M/S «Fesco Sakhalin» is described as a stand-by supply vessel with icebreaking capabilities.
The original contract was signed in September 2003, and the vessel will be operating in the harsh Okhotsk Sea environment in the Sakhalin area in the Far-East of Russia with difficult ice conditions. The vessel enters into a charter to Exxon Neftegas Ltd. who is the operator of the Sakhalin-1 consortium. The contract price was close to EUR 65 million.
Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) based in Vladivostok is the largest shipping company in Eastern Russia. Founded in 1880 and ultimately reorganized as a publicly held company in 1992, FESCO owns and operates a large fleet including containerships, reefer vessels, bulk, timber and other dry cargo carriers along with a number of icebreakers, passenger and harbour vessels.
The «Fesco Sakhalin» was the first icebreaker delivered from Finland to Russia for about twenty years.
M/S «FESCO SAKHALIN»
is designed with a special rescue deck and versatile fire-fighting equipment delivered by Kværner Oilfield Products. The vessel has high-grade oil destruction equipment onboard, including a work tender, 200 metre oil boom and receiving tanks for oily water.
