Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has acquired an environmentally compliant tanker of Arc4 ice class for performing export and bunkering operations in the ports of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.

The ship operating under the Russian flag will remain classed by Bureau Veritas.The Baltic Eagle built in 2004 is currently going through a procedure of renaming – the ship will be named Veles. 

The double-hull ice-class oil tanker of 7,000 dwt complies with MARPOL Annex VI requirements. The ship’s length is 119.1 meters, width – 16.9 meters, depth – 7.36 meters. The ship has 13 cargo tanks. Her main engines’ capacity is 3,840 kW.