Sovcomflot has commissioned a new large-tonnage tanker of standard size MR, which was named after the outstanding marine artist Ivan Aivazovsky. This is the lead vessel of a new series of tankers for the transportation of petroleum products, including from areas with icy navigation conditions. Vessel was built at the Russian Zvezda shipyard and is equipped with a dual-fuel power plant, which provides for the possibility of using LNG as the main type of fuel.