Tanker Akademik Khoshbakht Yusifzade successfully completes first voyage

The first voyage of the tanker Akademik Khoshbakht Yusifzade, built at Baku Shipyard on Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) order and launched in December last year with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev was to the Kianli port of Turkmenistan, ASCO told Report.

The tanker, which successfully completed voyage, delivered the crude oil received here to Sangachal Marine Port.

With a length of 141 meters and width of 16.9 meters, the tanker has a carrying capacity of 7800 tons. The permanent crew of the vessel consists of 15 people.

Construction of the tanker began in August 2019. The vessel is equipped with machinery of well-known manufacturers such as Wartsila Finland Oy (Finland), Wartsila Svanehoy A/S (Norway), Carrier (USA), Gurdesan Gemi Mak.San and Tic. A.S. (Turkey), Tranzas (Norway), Alfa-Laval (Sweden).

The new tanker is the third of four tankers built at the Baku Shipyard. Unlike the oil tankers Lachin (December 2019) and Kalbajar (September 2021), which were put into operation earlier, Akademik Khoshbakht Yusifzade can transport both oil and chemical products. Compared to other tankers owned by ASCO, the draught of this vessel enables it to enter relatively shallow ports within the Caspian basin and carry cargo outside the Caspian Sea through the water canals of Russia.