Unicom first to sign up to Hull Integrity

Unicom Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd (Unicom), the ship management arm of Russian national shipowner Sovcomflot, has become the first tanker operator to sign up multiple ships to Lloyd’s Register’s new Hull Integrity service. Unicom has enrolled 17 of its tankers in Hull Integrity, from its ‘Bridge’ class and ‘Sea’ class fleets. Both series of ships are 47,000 dwt product and chemical carriers. The deal was sealed following the launch of Hull Integrity at the Posidonia exhibition in Piraeus, Greece in June.