Head of JSC Ventspils nafta becomes a godmother of the newbuilding of JSC Latvijas kuģniecība fleet

Olga Pētersone, a chairperson of the Management Board for the public joint
stock company Ventspils nafta, has undertaken the honourable responsibility to
become a godmother of a newbuilding of JSC Ventspils nafta Group's associated
company JSC Latvijas kuģniecība's fleet - the tanker Krišjānis Valdemārs
launched today, on 3 September. The tanker named after the legendary initiator
of naval school foundation in Latvia and Estonia is the fourth and the last of
newbuildings ordered by JSC Latvijas kuģniecība at the Korean shipyard Hyundai
Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. 
“This is a very honourable and also extremely serious responsibility especially
taking into account the name of the newbuilding that practically symbolizes the
whole history and achievements of Latvian seafaring. I am ready to fulfill
obligations of a godmother of the tanker Krišjānis Valdemārs as good as
possible,” says O. Pētersone. 
Moral duty and responsibility of a ship's godmother is to introduce the ship's
crew to the society and tell people about its household conditions, facilitate
increase of cultural and spiritual level of crew members keeping up relations
with them personally and by mail. According to traditions a godmother is
appointed just once for the whole ship's life. 
O. Pētersone is a head of JSC Ventspils nafta, one of the largest concerns in
Latvia, since 2004. Her profession is economist. Mrs. Pētersone has graduated
from the University of Latvia and perfected her knowledge in different courses
in Latvia and foreign countries, including strategic management courses for
senior managers organized by the Munich Management Academy. Before starting to
work in JSC Ventspils nafta she was the member of the Management Board and
vice-president of the public joint stock company Gutta for several years, as
well as chairperson of the Management Board for the Producers Association of
Non-Alcoholic Beverages that includes leading Latvian companies of the
industry. Since 2005 Mrs. Pētersone is the deputy chairperson of the
Supervisory Board for JSC Latvijas kuģniecība. 
In 2007 JSC Latvijas kuģniecība has received from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.
Ltd. three medium-sized (37, 258 deadweight tonnage for each) two-hull
ice-classed tankers meeting all marine safety requirements of the European
Union and international conventions renewing and expanding the fleet of tankers
and therefore ensuring increase both in JSC Latvijas kuģniecība, and JSC
Ventspils nafta Group's value. 


JSC Ventspils nafta
For further information, 
please contact Gundega Vārpa 
calling 7229793 
or e-mailing to: gundega.varpa@vnafta.lv