Baltic Shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony today, February 7 for the fourth oil tanker of Project 2734 ordered for BFC Group's KONTUR LLC, the shipbuilding firm said Tuesday.
The RUB 400 million turn-key contract for a series of four non-self steering tankers of Project 2734 was signed between the shipbuilding firm and Baltic Fuel Company Group (BFC) in November 2010. The order is funded with participation of the Bank Saint Petersburg.
The 2734 project lead vessel named “Taisiya" (Thais) was launched on Sept. 27, 2011. The second serial barge christened “Mary” was launched on Dec. 29, 2011. The third vessel will be delivered in Q1, 2012.
The Project 2734 was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau. The project was developed to satisfy the Customer’s requirements, according to the latest innovations and internationally approved standards of shipbuilding.
The barges will be transporting petroleum products with vapor flash point of 60º C and above, including those requiring heating. Navigation area - inland waterways and marine areas for non-self propelled cargo vessels, where the thickness of broken ice does not exceed 20 cm. To enhance environmental safety the project tanker’s hull is reinforced with double bottom and double sides in the area of 12 cargo tanks of total volume of about 6,000 cbm. The barges will sail with assistance of pusher tugs, or towed by towboats as an option.
The vessels are being constructed under the supervision of the Russian River Register in accordance with modern standards, rules and regulations of commercial shipbuilding.
Ship's main characteristics: length - 108.32 m, beam - 16.86 m, depth - 4.75 m, displacement - 6120 tons, light displacement - 1020 tons.
BFC bunkering holding CEO Stanislav Korneev comments: "We are going to put into service the four tankers in the summer of 2012. The series vessels comply with international standards and requirements for ship vetting inspection. With the fleet, we plan to transport petroleum products on the inland waterways of Russia. All four tankers will be shipping petroleum products from refineries based in central Russia to the ports of the North-West."
Shipyard Baltiysky Zavod based in St. Petersburg is part of United Industrial Corporation (UIC) and one of the largest shipbuilding enterprises in Russia. Baltic Shipyard specializes in the construction of nuclear-powered or diesel icebreakers and ice-class vessels, large tonnage vessels for shipping various cargoes, warships, Ro-Ro, Ro-Pax vessels, products carriers, etc. The company manufactures a wide range of engineering products, power equipment. Baltic Shipyard is also a supplier of ferrous and steel castings.
Kontur LLC is part of Kontur Group comprising Baltic Fuel Company Ltd , JSC MBC, LLC Kontur St. Pb, LLC Kontur Transport Company, CJSC Perspektiva. The Group’s enterprises are key suppliers of bunker fuel to Russian and foreign vessels in the waters of the Neva River and the Gulf of Finland, and Port of St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg-headquartered Baltic Fuel Company was established in 2008 to manage bunkering companies of the holding. For over 10 years, the Group’s divisions have been engaged in oil products exports, bunkering operations, provision of environmental services, etc. Currently, the Group operates a bunkering fleet of 31 vessels in the North-West Russia. Baltic Fuel Company ranks among top 3 leaders in the market of bunkering services at the ports of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region.