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CGG and Sovcomflot signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to conduct 3D marine seismic acquisition services on Arctic and sub-Arctic waters

Mikhail Ulyanov, an ice-breaking shuttle tanker belonging to OAO Sovcomflot, has been the subject of a Greenpeace protest, whilst at the Port of Rotterdam carrying a cargo of 67,000 tonnes of crude oi

Sovcomflot shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier - the Velikiy Novgorod' - from South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

A naming ceremony was held for the new gas carrier Velikiy Novgorod, ordered by Sovcomflot group of companies(SCF) for transportation of LNG for Gazprom group.

Gazprom, Sovcomflot discuss LNG marine shipping

Korean shipyard launches new LNG tanker for Russian shipper

Sovcomflot opens Arctic Training and Engineering Centre

Sovcomflot selected the dual-fuel MAN 51/60DF engine for an LNG carrier program The largest Russian ship owner, Sovcomflot, recently selected the dual-fuel MAN 51/60DF engine for an LNG carrier program, consisting of two confirmed vessels with an option for two more vessels.The dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion system and the MAN 51/60DF engine have been selected to provide the vessels with a highly efficient and low emissions propulsion system, especially when running in gas mode. A high degree of redundancy and the MAN 51/60 DF engine's multiple fueling options have been also taken into account.The vessels are currently under construction at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea and will each be driven by sets of two 8L and two 9L51/60DF engines. The engines will be built at MAN Diesel & Turbo's Augsburg plant in Germany with delivery to the Korean yard due in the fourth quarter of 2012. The first vessel is subsequently expected to begin commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2013.The new 51/60DF orders mark another major milestone in MAN Diesel & Turbo's strategy of expanding its environmentally-friendly dual-fuel-engine technology into the marine sector. The first 51/60DF order for a marine application was signed in 2007 for ...

Dual-fuel MAN 51/60DF engines Russian shipowner Sovcomflot has selected dual-fuel MAN 51/60DF engines for a series of LNG carriers under construction at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea and consisting of two confirmed vessels with an option for two more.The dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion system and the MAN 51/60DF engine have been selected to provide the vessel with a highly efficien, low emission propulsion system, especially when running in gas mode. A high degree of redundancy and the MAN 51/60 DF engine's multiple fueling options have been also taken into account.Each LNG carrier will be driven by sets of two 8L and two 9L51/60DF engines. The engines will be built at MAN Diesel & Turbo's Augsburg plant in Germany with delivery to the Korean yard due in the fourth quarter of 2012. The first vessel is subsequently expected to commence commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2013.The new 51/60DF orders mark another major milestone in MAN Diesel & Turbo's strategy of expanding its environmentally friendly dual-fuel-engine technology into the marine sector.The first 51/60DF order for a marine application was signed in 2007 for an LNG Carrier - 'Castillo de Santisteban' - with five 8L51/60DF units owned by Spanish ...

The vessel is designed for geophysical exploration of the Arctic At a festive ceremony in Sochi, on 16 September 2011, a new seismic exploration vessel called Vyacheslav Tikhonov was named for SCF Group, and a flag of RussianFederation was raised. Russian PM Vladimir Putin and other high government and business officials took part in the ceremony.The vessel is designed for geophysical exploration on the continental shelf of the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas, operating in harsh weather and ice conditions.The ship is named after a prominent Soviet and Russian actor VyacheslavTikhonov, a recipient of numerous state awards, including the titles of People's Artist of the USSR. His unforgettable roles, especially the most famous acting as a Soviet spy Stirlitz in the TV series "Seventeen Moments of Spring", are very well known in the country.Immediately after the ceremony Vyacheslav Tikhonov started working under contract - seismic exploration work for the Tuapse Trough Project on behalf of OAO NK Rosneft and ExxonMobil. The ship will be operated jointly by SCF and OAO Sevmorneftegeofizika - one of the leading Russian seismic companies. The two companies participated together in the tender by OAO Rosneft, for the implementation of marine seismic surveys on the continental shelf ...