Nizhny Novgorod, Russia based shipyard Krasnoye Sormovo (major shareholders – USC and MNP Group) is going to build 5 chemical carriers of Project RST27М for BF Tanker and 5 bulk carriers of Project RSD59 for Paula Rise in 2017-2018, sources in MNP and USC told IAA PortNews.
The Customer under the contracts signed between the companies is State Transport Leasing Company (STLC).
Krasnoye Sormovo PJSC is one of the oldest shipbuilding companies in Russia, founded in 1849. Throughout the 75-year period, more than three hundred submarines and rescue vehicles including 25 nuclear ones have been built and modernized by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard. Today, Krasnoye Sormovo builds vessels of commercial fleet meeting the requirements of international conventions on reliability and safety.
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