ST. PETERSBURG, September 25. /TASS/. Deficit of tankers globally may persist in the midterm, Chief Executive Officer of Sovcomflot Igor Tonkovidov said in an interview with TASS.

"Restructuring of oil trade routes has resulted in the shortage of tankers, which is impossible to make up for immediately. We expect this deficit to persist in the midterm," he said.

Sovcomflot Group is Russia’s largest shipping company and one of the global leaders in marine transportation of hydrocarbons, including crude oil and petroleum products, liquefied gas, and in transport servicing of oil and gas projects on the continental shelf, including offshore seismic exploration.