Lotos Shipyard lays RST25 project tanker for MRSCO
Lotos Shipyard on September 6th laid down keel of the lead ship of a series of two oil tankers of the project RST25. The tanker of sea/river deadweight of 6610/5130 tons with enhanced environmental standard is being built for Moscow River Shipping Company (JSC MRSCO), the project designer Marine Engineering Bureau said.
The vessels were ordered by Gaztechleasing and will be handed over to MRSCO under the lease agreement.
The vessels were ordered by Gaztechleasing and will be handed over to MRSCO under the lease agreement.
The vessels are built to the class of Russian River Register: M-SP 4.5 (ice 40) A EKO3. The tankers design is fully compliant with special requirements of Russian and international oil companies and environmental requirements of the Russian River Register class ECO 3 (Clean Design).
The tankers are intended for transportation by mixed river-sea and sea tankers of crude oil and oil products, including gasoline, with no flash point limit, ensuring the cargo transportation with permanent temperature of 50 Cº. The tanker can carry two types of fuel cargo simultaneously.
The ships characteristics: LOA - 139.99 m, breadth - 16.6 m, depth - 5.5 m. The Volgamax 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 twin 1,200kW medium-speed diesel engines running on heavy fuel oil with viscosity IFO380. Endurance - 20 days, crew - 12.
Moscow River Shipping Company is one of the leading companies that offers cargo and passenger transportation on inland waterways of the Russian Federation. The company operates a fleet of 150 cargo ships and 60 passenger vessels.
Astrakhan-based Lotos Shipyard specializes in the construction of modules for fixed offshore drilling platforms.
The tankers are intended for transportation by mixed river-sea and sea tankers of crude oil and oil products, including gasoline, with no flash point limit, ensuring the cargo transportation with permanent temperature of 50 Cº. The tanker can carry two types of fuel cargo simultaneously.
The ships characteristics: LOA - 139.99 m, breadth - 16.6 m, depth - 5.5 m. The Volgamax 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 twin 1,200kW medium-speed diesel engines running on heavy fuel oil with viscosity IFO380. Endurance - 20 days, crew - 12.
Moscow River Shipping Company is one of the leading companies that offers cargo and passenger transportation on inland waterways of the Russian Federation. The company operates a fleet of 150 cargo ships and 60 passenger vessels.
Astrakhan-based Lotos Shipyard specializes in the construction of modules for fixed offshore drilling platforms.