USC, Baku Shipyard to start constructing river-sea tankers - Putin

BAKU. Aug 19 (Interfax) - United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and Baku Shipyard are starting construction on river and sea class tankers for transporting petroleum products, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"Russia's United Shipbuilding Company, the [Azerbaijani] president also said this, together with Baku Shipyard, are starting to construct modern river and sea tankers for transporting petroleum products," Putin said on Monday in Baku.

"Their usage should allow for markedly increasing the supply of energy resources to global markets, including along the Azov-Black Sea and Caspian Sea routes," Putin said.