- CEO
- Igor Vasilyevich Tonkovidov
- Full Time Employees
- 5,437
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Marine shipping
- Address
- 6 Gasheka Street Moscow MC Russian Federation 125047
- IPO Date
- Oct 7, 2020
- Business
- PAO Sovcomflot (FLOT.ME) operates as Russia's largest shipping company and a global leader in energy shipping, specializing in the maritime transportation of hydrocarbons, liquefied natural gas, and petroleum products; it provides offshore services including supply and servicing of platforms, terminal management, shuttle transportation, and seismic exploration in harsh environments such as the Arctic. The company owns and operates a fleet comprising approximately 122 vessels, including 50 crude oil tankers, 34 oil products tankers, 14 shuttle tankers, 10 LNG carriers, and 10 icebreakers; its business segments encompass offshore services, gas transportation, crude oil transportation, oil products transportation, and other activities serving major oil and gas projects like Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, and Novy Port. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in St. Petersburg with key offices in Moscow, the company conducts operations worldwide, particularly in Russia and challenging regions, and affiliates include PAO Novoship while being 100% owned by the Russian Federation. In recent developments, PAO Sovcomflot faces intensified Western sanctions, with U.S. designations in February 2024 under EO 14024 and re-designations in January 2025 under EO 13662 targeting the company and over 60 vessels, alongside EU and UK measures restricting ports and operations; these pressures led to a 16% drop in transportation volumes to 63 million tons in 2024, a Q1 2025 net loss with $322 million fleet impairment, and a H1 2025 net loss of $435 million, prompting vessel sales, ownership shifts to special purpose vehicles outside Russia, flag changes, and idling of some assets amid shadow fleet adaptations.