Unicom moves into gas and offshore

摘要

SCF Unicom, member of the SCF Group, currently manages a fleet of 106 vessels belonging to group member companies and also to third party clients. SCF ships tend to be 'more sophisticated vessels such as gas tankers, shuttle tankers, offshore support vessels and ice-class tankers,' explains md Sergey Popravko, while fellow group management unit Novoship handles conventional tonnage. LNG and LPG shipping is a current priority, in line with Sovcomflot's plan to double its gas fleet to 1 6 vessels by 2017. New vessels include two 170,000cbm membrane-type LNG carriers currently building at STX Shipyard in Korea, under Unicom supervision.