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Thu 21 Aug 2014, 13:48 GMT

Lukoil Bulgaria Bunker has tanker retrofitted


Vessel is currently being used for bunkering operations in Bulgaria, having previously been deployed in Constantza.

Lukoil Bulgaria Bunker Ltd. has confirmed that the tanker Navi (formerly Unicom Energy) has undergone modernization and repair at a shipyard in Bulgaria.

The vessel is currently being used for temporary operations in Bulgaria. Previously, Navi was engaged in bunkering operations at the ports of Constantza and Midia - a satellite port of Constantza - in Romania.

Lukoil Bulgaria Bunker owns three bunker tankers and operates two other vessels. One of the vessels is being used as a bunker barge in the Danube river.

The supplier provides bunkering services at Rousse, Vidin, Silistra and Lom (Danube ports in Bulgaria), Bourgas, Rosenets and Varna (Bulgaria), Constantza and Midia (Romania), Kladovo (Serbia) as well as at the 61st mile of the Danube river.

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