Subject type: State-controlled shipping company Jurisdiction: Russian Federation Also known as: SCF Group, PAO Sovkomflot File opened: 3 August 2026 Last updated: 3 August 2026 Origin Sovcomflot was established in 1988, in the last years of the Soviet Union, as a vehicle for acquiring ships using foreign financing at a point when the state could not fund the fleet directly. … [Read more...] about Sovcomflot: Russia’s State Tanker Fleet, Ice-Class Capability and Vessel-Level Designation