Azerbaijan, Baku, July 6 / Trrend E.Ismaylov /
Till the end of July the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (SCSC) plans to get two main sections of the floating dock, the construction of which is carried out in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, the head of the company Aydin Bashirov told journalists on Saturday.
According to him, the length of the dock will be 160 meters, and it will consist of six blocks. Construction of the dock will be completed before the end of the year.
Bashirov noted that the new towing vessel, which was built in Turkey on demand of the company, will be sent to Baku from the Turkish port of Samsun within a week.
"The new vessel will work to meet the needs of SCSC, as well as in case of an agreement, it will provide services to BP and other companies," the head of the company said.
Referring to the plans for the purchase of new vessels, Bashirov said that the SCSC will consider buying new dry-cargo ships and tankers in the next year.
"During the period of its activity the shipping company achieved great results, and in recent years ten new ships have peen purchased. The purchase of ferries, the number of which currently stands at 13 units was also carried out," Bashirov said.
According to him, these ferries will contribute to cargo transportation process, which will be carried by Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway.