Azerbaijan hands over oil tanker to Turkmenistan
On June 22, a ceremony presenting the Dostlug (Friendship) oil tanker in an online format was held with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Qazinform News Agency reports.
The Dostlug oil tanker, which has a length of 141 meters, a width of 16.9 meters, a draft of 4.54 meters, and a deadweight of 7,875 tons was built at the Baku Shipyard.
To date, 14 vessels have been built and another 170 have been repaired at the Baku Shipyard. 11 vessels are under construction, and six more are in the design stage.
The handover of the vessel became one of the key events of the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan.
Earlier, it was reported that Azerbaijan continues fuel supplies to Armenia and transit freight operations through its territory, dispatching another shipment of diesel fuel.
