The port wants the vessel to replace three older ships.

The newbuilding will carry out bunkering, bilge-water removaland oil recovery duties, Port News reported.

TCS said the yard beat several Russian shipbuilders and Dutch groupDamen to the contract, which is worth RUB 240m ($6.75m). 

Delivery is set for 2016

Last week,  Oka saidit was building five river-sea tankers for an unnamed owner.