OREANDA-NEWS. Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard and Palmali Group signed a contract for construction of tanker project 19619. The design of the tanker was worked out by Engineering Bureau of MNP Group (at present – Volgo-Caspian Design Bureau).

According to the press service of MNP Group, the river-sea-going tanker is designed for transportation of crude oil and oil products with flash point less than 60°С.

It is fitted with twelve cargo tanks (of total capacity 14,770 cub.m) and one slop tank; there are ballast compartments in the double sides and double bottom. The tanker is capable of carrying two types of cargoes in a voyage.

Basic characteristics: length - 150 m, width - 17,3 m, depth - 10.5 m, draught - 6,99 m, loaded speed is 10 knots, sea endurance is 20 days. This is the largest vessel in the Caspian Sea, capable of entering any port and put into other seas through Volga-Don Ship Canal without port terminal re-equipment.

The tanker is capable of operating in different climatic conditions, in regions of moderate cold marine climate. Class of the vessel is KM L1 I I А1 of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

This is the eighth tanker of the project, to be built at the Yard. Five tankers were built for Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (KASPAR) - “President Geidar Aliev”, “Babek”, "Shah Ismael Khatai", "Koroglu", "Dede Qorqud" (it was delivered to the customer in September, 2006). Tanker “Makhmud Afandi” was built at the Yard for Safinat An-Najaat Shipping Company Limited; the second tanker for this company is being built.

A series of five dry-cargo ships project RSD 17 are being built at Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard for Palmali Group; the lead-ship of the project "Mirzaga Khalilov" was constructed and handed over to the customer, the second and the third vessels were launched at the end of year 2006. In February, 2007 Palmali Group and Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard signed the contract for construction of ten chemical tankers project PST22 DWT 6,900 mt.