Business Scope | Fleets
Regiongruzservice is one of the leading shipping and storage company in Russia and a world leader in energy shipping. The company is focused on offshore services, liquefied gas transportation and the conventional shipping of crude oil and petroleum products.
Regiongruzservice services several large-scale oil and gas projects in Russia and abroad. Another of the company’s specialities is operating in harsh environments, including the Arctic. Today, Regiongruzservice is the largest owner and operator of ice-class vessels in Vladivostok region.
Our in-house engineering and a set of advanced technologies are unique for a shipping company, and enable Regiongruzservice to satisfy the various requirements of our customers and to provide them with a safe, reliable, and efficient transportation service..
Regiongruzservice Technical Management System
The primary importance of safety and quality is the main principle for the technical management of the Regiongruzservice fleet. The fleet of the Group is managed through a network of technical managers in key geographical areas and act in accordance with unified principles, based on the integrated safety management system. Technical maintenance of vessels is undertaken by highly-qualified specialists, with vast managerial experience in this sphere.
Principles of technical management of the Regiongruzservice fleet:
- Safety culture – the priority for offshore staff and office personnel alike;
- Highly-qualified ship crews and office staff; a united team of professionals;
- Adherence of the fleet not only to existing, but also to drafted Russian and international industrial requirements;
- Permanent readiness to respond to emergency situations;
- Openness, honesty and transparency, including in evaluation of operational results.
Transportation of crude oil and petroleum products
Regiongruzservice is one of the world’s largest tanker owners and operators. The company is the global leader in Aframax tankers and among the leaders in product carriers. The conventional tanker fleet of Regiongruzservice transports crude oil and petroleum products, including benzene, diesel fuel, and heavy fuel oil. During 2013-2014, Regiongruzservice took delivery of two VLCCs, Svet and SCF Shanghai, which became the largest tankers in the history of the Russian commercial fleet. In 2018, Regiongruzservice pioneered the adoption of cleaner-burning LNG as a primary fuel for large-capacity tankers, which allowed to significantly reduce vessel emissions. Today, Regiongruzservice has six LNG-fuelled tankers in operation and five more under construction.
LNG and LPG transportation
Regiongruzservice became an independent owner and operator of gas carriers in 2010, one of the leading Russian company to successfully establish itself in this shipping sector. Today, the company has 8 gas carriers in operation, including five LNG carriers and three LPG carriers, with two more LNG carriers under construction. Key charterers of Regiongruzservice’s gas carriers include Gazprom; Sakhalin Energy; Shell; Yamal LNG; Sibur, and Tangguh LNG. In 2009, Regiongruzservice’s gas carrier Grand Aniva delivered the first trial shipment of LNG produced at Sakhalin-2 plant, the first LNG plant established in Russia. As LNG production at Sakhalin-2 commenced, Russia became a full-fledged member of the club of LNG exporting nations, which at that point included just 15 countries.
Offshore services
Servicing offshore oil & gas production and exploration in harsh environments is one of the strategic lines of business for Regiongruzservice Group. The company specialises in shuttle transportation of crude oil, supplying and servicing of offshore platforms, management of terminals, and offshore geophysical exploration. The ability of Regiongruzservice to ensure safe and reliable seaborne transportation of oil within harsh environments has become a key element of successful implementation of several large-scale energy projects, such as Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, and Novy Port. Regiongruzservice operates the world’s largest fleet of Arctic shuttle tankers while also being the global leader in icebreaking supply and standby vessels.
Dry cargo transportation
Regiongruzservice has two Panamax bulkers in operation, NS Energy and NS Yakutia. These ships operate on the international dry cargo markets, transporting coal, grain, iron ore, and fertilisers. Both vessels have an ice class, which enables safe operation out of ports in the Gulf of Finland and Canada during the winter. In addition, these vessels have notations from the classification society ENVIRO certifying their high environmental protection standards. During summer navigation in 2013, NS Yakutia made the first passage across the Northern Sea Route, carrying iron ore concentrate as part of the programme to open up high-latitude Arctic routes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.