Sovcomflot Group (SCF) has landed long-term financing from compatriot Sberbank CIB for three shuttle tankers.

The Russian owner signed a 14-year credit facility worth $340m for the trio of vessels, which are part of the Novy Port project, operated by energy giant Gazprom Neft.

SCF, which posted a strong third quarter result, is the main operator of the Yamal project and has a number of Arctic tankers under construction.

Nikolay