Zelenodolsk Shipyard lays 2nd ECO3 tanker
Zelenodolsk Shipyard (part of Ak Bars Holding), laid down yesterday the second oil tanker of Project RST25, the project designer Marine Engineering Bureau said.
The series of two mixed river-sea going tankers (3 vessels in option) was ordered by Nafta-Invest. The newbuilds construction is funded by Ak Bars Leasing. The vessels delivery is scheduled in 2012.
The RST25 Project tanker is built to the Russian River Register’s class M-SP 4.5 (Ice 40) A ECO3. The vessels designer took into account the special requirements of Russian and international oil companies and environmental requirements of the Russian River Register ECO 3 class (DNV’s Clean-Design class). This is the first Russian ship of RST22 that was assigned such a class, the MEB said.
The tanker is intended for mixed and seaborne shipping of crude oil and oil products, including gasoline, with no limit on flash point, ensuring the transportation of cargo with permanent temperature of 50 Cº. The tanker can carry two types of fuel cargo simultaneously.
The ships characteristic: LOA - 139.99 m, breadth - 16.6 m, depth - 5.5 m. The Volgamax-size tankers satisfy the Volga-Don Canal and Volga-Baltic Canal dimensions.
Capacity of six cargo tanks and two slop tanks - 6990 cbm, fresh / salt water draft - 4.175 m / 3.60 m, max draft DWT - 6,613 tons in salt water, 5,132 tons in fresh water, operational speed - 10.5 knots. The tanker is powered by main medium-speed diesel engines rated at 1,200 kW running on heavy fuel oil with a viscosity IFO380. Endurance - 20 days, crew - 12.
The lead ship of the project was laid at the shipyard on April 22, 2011.
OJSC Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after M. Gorky, specializes in the construction of warships and passenger high-speed vessels. The enterprise is managed by Ak Bars Holding.
