Two new oil tankers commissioned at Kazakh Port of AktauA vessel commissioning ceremony was held at Kazakhstan's Aktau port in the Mangistau region to welcome new oil tankers, as announced by JSC NC KazMunayGas."The event on November 26 marked the registration of the Taraz and Liwa tankers, acquired through a partnership between JSC NC KazMunayGas and Abu Dhabi Ports Group, at the Port of Aktau," KMG said.Taraz is named after a historic Kazakh city, while Liwa is named after a UAE oasis.Owned by Caspian Integrated Maritime Solutions Ltd, a joint venture between Kazmortransflot LLP, a KMG subsidiary, and  International Maritime Investments Ltd, an ADP subsidiary, these tankers each have a deadweight of 8,000 tonnes.KazMunayGas' head, Magzum Mirzagaliev speaking at the ceremony, emphasized the importance of these tankers in developing the Trans-Caspian route and expanding CIMS's oil fleet for global logistics."With the acquisition of new tankers, we have taken an important step in the development of the Trans-Caspian route. In this regard, I would like to express gratitude to our strategic partner ADP for the successful implementation of the joint project. New tankers open the way for expanding the oil fleet of our joint venture CIMS, which has ambitious goals to promote its services to the global logistics market," Mirzagaliev said.Built by the Dutch Damen Shipyards Group, the tankers are 140 meters long, 16.7 meters wide, and 4.2 meters in draft, with advanced control systems and compliance with international safety and environmental standards.The tankers, set to start operations in December 2023, will transport Kazakh oil across the Caspian Sea.Kazakhstan started shipping oil along the Aktau-Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan route in March 2023, aiming to transport 1.5 million tonnes each year. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are equally sharing transportation. The new tankers will help Kazakhstan transport its share of 750,000 tons of oil every year.KazMunayGas is the Kazakh national operator for the exploration, production, processing, and transportation of hydrocarbons, representing the state's interests in the oil and gas industry. (ICE ALMATY)

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