Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard on August 30, 2013 launched the tanker, built for Turkmenistan. The customer named the tanker "Alaca", MNP Group said.
The contract between Krasnoye Sormovo, MNP Group and the State Service of Maritime and River Transport of Turkmenistan was signed on 27 March 2013. The contract includes construction of two serial tankers of 19,900 dwt and 7,100 dwt.
The 19900 series tanker is designed for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. The tanker has displacement is 9677 tonnes and is able to carry three grades of oil products simultaneously. The vessel’s speed (max.) is 10,5 knots.
The tanker design was developed by Volga-Caspian Design Bureau. The design combined all special requirements and environmental requirements of the world's major oil companies. Class - KM * Icel [1] R2 AUT1-ICS OMBO LI VCS Oil Tanker (ESP) of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS).
Kroasnye Sormovo Plant is one of the oldest Russian shipbuilding companies, founded back in 1849. All vessels built at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard meet the requirements of MARPOL conventions, having the state-of-the-art equipment.
MNP Group (Marine Oil & Gas Projects) is the Company Manager of shipbuilding projects. The Group comprises shipbuilding and ship design companies based in Nizhny Novgorod - Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, Sormovskoe Engineering, Volgograd Special Engineering Plant, and the Volga-Caspian Design Bureau.