BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 13. Six years have
passed since the commissioning of Azerbaijan’s first national
tanker, Lachin, Trend
reports via the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO).
The tanker, which was constructed at the Baku Shipyard at the
request of ASCO, was officially launched on December 13, 2019, in a
ceremony attended by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
Over the course of these six years, Lachin has completed 94
voyages to various ports, transporting a total of 464,093 tons of
crude oil and petroleum products. In the past year alone, the
vessel delivered 48,958,323 tons of cargo to its designated
destinations.
The Lachin is equipped with six cargo tanks, providing a total
capacity of 9,190 cubic meters. The tanker has a deadweight of
7,884 tons when at sea and 5,455 tons in river conditions. With a
length of 141 meters and a width of 16.9 meters, the vessel
operates at a speed of 10 nautical miles per hour.
