The 165th anniversary of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC

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About The 165th anniversary of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC

A postage stamp with the images of the ”President Heydar Aliyev” tanker and the ship-ferry "Zarifa Aliyeva" was issued.

The “Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping” Closed Joint-Stock Company was established by merging the country’s two largest fleets – the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company and the Caspian Sea ​​Oil Fleet of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic.

The “Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping” CJSC is comprised of offshore support and merchant fleets and two shipyards.

The merchant fleet consists of 54 vessels: 20 tankers, 13 ferries, 15 universal dry-cargo, 2 Ro-Ro ships, and 2 Ro-Pax ships as well as 1 auxiliary vessel and 1 floating workshop. The offshore support fleet is comprised of 210 vessels: 20 crane vessels, 25 supply, and tug vessels, 26 passenger ships, 2 pipelay barges, 6 firefighting vessels, 7 geological survey vessels, 2 diving support vessels, and 88 other support vessels.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev and academician Zarifa Aliyeva, a postage stamps with the image of the “President Heydar Aliyev” tanker and of the ferry vessel "Zarifa Aliyeva" was issued.

A postage stamps prepared by «Azerpost» LLC on the initiative of the «Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company» (ASCO) CJSC has been issued by the “Bobruisk Integrated Printing House” in Belarus.