Moscow River Shipping accepts delivery of second tanker of Project RST25 «Pavel Yudin" (photo release)
Moscow River Shipping Company has taken delivery and commissioned into service the second tanker of Project RST25. The vessel named Pavel Yudin has sea / river deadweight of 6710/5229 and feature high environmental standards, the project designer Marine Engineering Bureau said. The acceptance certificate was signed on 15 November 2012.
The shipbuilder – Nobel Brothers Shipyard (part of Moscow River Shipping Company holding), which is also the operator of a series of three tankers of mixed river-sea sailing. The tankers are delivered to the shipping company under the leasing scheme: Gaztehleasing acts as the customer and hands over the newbuilds to MRSCo.
The Project tankers are being constructed to the Russian River Register class: M-SP 4.5 (Ice 40) A ECO3.
When designing the RST25 tankers the naval engineering firm took into account special requirements of the Russian and international oil companies and environmental requirements of the Russian River Register ECO 3 (CLEAN DESIGN - DNV). For the first time in Russia, this class had been assigned to the tanker of Project RST22, built in 2008.
The vessels of Project RST25 are new type of mixed river-sea sailing tankers equipped with six cargo tanks designed to carry crude oil and petroleum products, including gasoline, with no flash point limits and enhanced environmental safety and automation.
Ship’s main characteristics: LOA – 139,99 m, beam molded - 16,6 m, 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; six cargo tanks and 2 slop tanks - 6990 cbm; the vessel is powered by twin 1200kW 6L20 Wartsila engines. Russian River Register class - M-CP4, 5 (led40) A EKO3. The tankers satisfy the Volga-Don Canal and Volga-Baltic Canal dimensions. They have no longitudinal bulkhead in CL and no framing in cargo tanks. The series tankers have full revolving rudder propellers, increased trunk and submersible cargo pumps.
The RST25 project tankers feature full-revolving rudder propellers, no longitudinal bulkhead in CL, no framing in cargo tanks, increased trunk and submersible cargo pumps. The vessel complies with the dimensions of the Volga-Don Canal and the Volga-Baltic Canal.
The lead ship of the series, the M/V Alexander Shemagin was laid down on December 21, 2010, floated out on November 15, 2011. The M/V Pavel Yudin was laid down on May 17, 2011 year. The M/V Yuli Makarenkov was laid down on November 1, 2011.
JSC Moscow River Shipping Company a leading inland shipping service provider in Russia. The company operates a fleet of 150 ‘river-sea’ class cargo ships and 60 passenger ships.
Nobel Brothers Shipyard based in Rybinsk town of Yaroslavl region was established in 1907. The shipbuilding firm, which employs 500 people, specializes in ship repair and the construction of sea-going and river vessels. The shipbuilder cooperates with Dutch customers in manufacturing hulls for dry bulk carriers, tankers, barges and other vessels.
