On 28 June 2019, Astrakhan Region based shipyard Lotos (a company of United Shipbuilding Corporation) launched the first chemical carrier in the series of two ships of Project RST25/7, the shipyard told IAA PortNews.
The ship named Volgotrans 2501 is ordered by Mashpromlizing JSC with Volgotrans LLC as a lease holder.
Shipbuilding Plant "Lotos", one of the largest companies of the Astrakhan Region and the Southern region of Russia, has been involved in shipbuilding from 1990. The shipyard’s facilities can accommodate vessels of up to 6,000 tonnes and up to 140 meters. Lotos is experienced in construction non-self-propelled barges and pontoons for shipping companies operating in the Volga-Caspian Basin. Over the recent decade, the should launched more than 10 ships of this class.