On 29 May 2019, Volzhsky Shipyard JSC (Vega Group) launched the 7,000DWT product / chemical tanker Marlin of Project RST22TP, says press center of Marine Engineering Bureau, the series designer.
The tanker is a self-propelled ship with 6 cargo tanks intended for transportation of crude oil and oil products including petrol with no flash point limit and the maintenance of the cargo temperature at 50 ºC. Therewith, the simultaneous transportation of 6 kinds of cargo is provided (the list of chemically hazardous cargoes allowed for transportation numbers 53 items).
The vessels satisfies the Volga-Don Canal and the Volga-Baltic Waterway dimensions. The length of RST22TP vessel is 139.95 m, breadth – 16.6 m, depth – 6.0 m.
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping class notation: KM Ice1 R2 АUT1-ICS VCS OMBO BWM (T) oil/chemical tanker type 2 (ESP).
RST22TP ships can operate round the year in sea areas of R2 class including Europe and inland water ways of Russia.
The ships comply with IMO2 requirements for transportation of chemically hazardous liquids.
Capacity of six cargo tanks and two slop tanks is 8,089 cbm, sea DWT at 4.60-meter draft reaches 7,000 tonnes, river DWT / 3.60-m draft is 4,706 tonnes, operational speed is 12 knots.
Crew - 12, places - 14 + pilot. Endurance (sea/river) - 20 / 10 days.
The Marlin, lead ship of Project RST22TP (hull No 371) was laid down on 17 June 2010.
Established in 2004, Vega Group comprises Managing Company Vega, Vega United Shipyards, Volga Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard, Akhtubinsk Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard, Balakovo Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard.
Key activities of the group are shipbuilding, modernization and upgrading of ships, overhaul of ships, marine engineering, manufacture of metal structures, winter lay-up services, outfitting of ships according to RS requirements.
The assets of the enterprises included in the group - the development and serial production of river and sea transport vehicles, in accordance with the rules of river and maritime registers.