BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 13. The cargo turnover of the “Lachin” tanker has exceeded 225,000 tons in the latest reports, TurkicWorld reports via the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO).
Six years have passed since the commissioning of Azerbaijan's first national tanker, Lachin.
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 President Ilham Aliyev.
Over the course of these six years, Lachin has completed 36 voyages to various ports, transporting a total of 225,304,297 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.
