Moscow River Shipping Company takes lease of three RST-25 tankers (photo)
Gaztechleasing LLC has completed the project on financing of construction and leasing of self-propelled oil tankers with enhanced ecological safety and automation to Moscow River Shipping Company OJSC, Gaztechleasing says in its press release. The three tankers are named after the Soviet-time heads of Moscow River Shipping Company: Pavel Yudin, Aleksandr Shemagin and Yuliy Makarenkov. The first two tankers were delivered to the customer in 2012, the latter – in late May 2013. All the vessels built by Nobel Brothers Shipyard (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region) meet the dimensions of the Volga-Don Ship Canal and Volga-Baltic Waterway.
Project RST-25 was developed by Marine Engineering Bureau in line with all international requirements. The vessels of Project RST25 are new type of river-sea 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. The construction of Yuliy Makarenkov took about 2 years. The vessel’s length is 140 m, breadth – 16.6 m, depth – 5.5 m, operational speed – 10.5 knots, capacity of six cargo tanks and two slop tanks – 6,990 m3. The tanker value is RUB 540 mln.
Gaztechleasing LLC has been operating from 2001. It is one of the leaders at the leasing market. In 2012, the company’s leasing portfolio made RUB 117.5 bln. Gaztechleasing currently has 45,000 assets under lease.
Moscow River Shipping Company OJSC is one of the leading providers of cargo/passenger transportation services at inland water ways of the Russian Federation. The company’s fleet numbers 150 cargo vessels and over 60 passenger vessels.
Based in the town of Rybinsk of Yaroslavl Region Nobel Brothers Shipyard Ltd. was founded in 1907. Today, this is the largest shipbuilding firm in the Upper Volga (the yard encompasses 214,000 sq.km). The company specializes in the construction of sea-going and river vessels, as well as ship repair. Nobel Bros Shipyard is a part of Moscow River Shipping Company.
