Balt Flot 18, third chemical carrier of Project RST27М, arrives in Rostov-on-Don (photo)
The Balt Flot 18, third chemical carrier in the series of three 7,900 DWT tankers of Project RST27М, has arrived in Rostov-on-Don, says Marine Engineering Bureau, the series designer.
The chemical carrier was built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard (United Shipbuilding Corporation) for BF Tanker with State Transport Leasing Company as the customer. The three-party contract was signed in late 2016.
RST27M ships are improved chemical carriers with a capacity increased by 800 t (as compared with RST27 ships). The will be able to transport crude oil, oil products and noxious liquid substances in six cargo tanks (with simultaneous carriage of three types of cargo). The tanker design takes into account special requirements of Russian and international oil companies as well as additional environmental restrictions of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping «ECO PROJECT» (ECO-S).
Krasnoye Sormovo PJSC is one of the oldest shipbuilding companies in Russia, founded in 1849. Throughout the 75-year period, more than three hundred submarines and rescue vehicles including 25 nuclear ones have been built and modernized by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. Today, Krasnoye Sormovo builds vessels of commercial fleet meeting the requirements of international conventions on reliability and safety. Some of Krasnoye Sormovo tankers are in the list of Significant Ships of the Year by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA).
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC OJSC) is the largest shipbuilding company in Russia. It was set up in 2007 with 100% federal ownership. The holding comprises 40 companies and organizations (major shipbuilding and shiprepairing companies as well as leading design bureaus). Currently, USC consolidates the bulk of the domestic shipbuilding complex. The Russian market is the main focus of the state corporation though it also exports its products to 20 countries worldwide.
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