The contract with SVL for two oil tankers of over 7,000DWT (project 19900) was signed in May 2010.In July 2010 Krasnoye Sormovo was awarded a contract from VF Tanker for construction of 7 oil tankers of project 19614.
SVL tankers designed by Volga-Caspian Design Bureau are intended to carry crude oil, gas condensate and oil products. DWT in salt water - 7,100 tons at 4,6 m draft, in fresh water - 4,700 tons at 3,6 m draft. The capacity of 12 cargo tanks and 2 slop tanks - 8,256 cbm, main engine rated power - 2 /1.2 MW each, the operational speed - 10.5 knots. The vessels are designed to KM Icel [1] R2 AUT1-ICS OMBO LI VCS Oil Tanker (ESP) of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
The tankers for VF Tanker of project 19614, the largest Russian river vessels, are classified as ‘river-sea’ ships and capable of carrying crude oil and petroleum products. The project ships comply with specifications of the latest edition of the Register and the rules of international conventions on safety. Tankers DWT – 5,053 tons, length overall - 141 m, beam - 16,9 m, depth - 6,1 m, draft - 3.73 / 3,6 m, cargo tanks capacity – 6,720 cbm, speed - not less than 10 knots, crew - 14/16, endurance - 15/10 days. Navigation area - inland waterways and sea non-arctic areas in accordance with the ships’ class. Class: KM Ice1 R2-RSN AUT3 VCS Oil tanker.
MNP Group (Sea Oil & Gas Projects) is the Company Manager of shipbuilding projects. The Group consists of Nizhny Novgorod-based enterprises: Krasnoye Sormovo Plant, Sormovo Engineering and the Volga-Caspian Design Bureau.