St Petersburg, May 22 - Neftegaz.RU. Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, operator of the Gazprom Neft bunkering business, has concluded new agreements with cruise operators Royal Caribbean International and Saga Cruises.
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker will be managing approximately 60 bunkering operations for Royal Caribbean and Saga cruise liners during the summer navigation season (May—September 2019) at St Petersburg’s Marine Façade passenger port. Total sales of marine fuels under these contracts are expected to be in the order of 55,000 tonnes.
Passenger cruise liners will be supplied with marine and hybrid oil products with sulphur content of less than 0.1 %, produced at Gazprom Neft’s Moscow and Omsk Refineries. These highly environmentally friendly marine fuels are designed for use in SECA emission control zones, and are fully compliant with new requirements under the international MARPOL Convention.
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker is a Gazprom Neft subsidiary, established in 2007 to provide year-round sales of marine fuels and lubricants for marine and river transport. The company is one of the most important oil-products suppliers in Russia’s North-West Region, achieving sales of approximately 332,000 tonnes of marine fuels at the Sea Port of St Petersburg in 2018.
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