OREANDA-NEWS. December 31, 2010. MNP Group’s Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard launched the oil tanker of Project 19614, built for VF Tanker. The vessel was named Mechanic Antonov, the shipyard’s press service reports.

VF Tanker placed the order for 7 tankers with Krasnoye Sormovo in July 2010. The project 19614 tankers delivery is schedule for 2011.

The river-sea class tankers are designed for transportation of crude oil and petroleum products.
 
Tankers DWT - 5,530 tons, length - 141 m, breadth - 16,9 m, depth - 6,1 m, draft - 3.73 / 3.60 m, cargo tanks capacity – 6720 cbm, speed - not less than 10 knots, crew - 14/16, endurance - 15/10 days. Navigation area - inland waterways and sea non-arctic areas in accordance with the class of ship. Class: KM * Ice1 R2-RSN AUT3 VCS Oil tanker. To date, the tanker of project 19614 is the largest of the Russian vessels for river navigation, Krasnoye Sormovo said.

Nizhny Novgorod-based Krasnoye Sormovo (part of MNP Group), founded in 1849, became joint-stock company in 1994. Krasnoye Sormovo has a number of independent production units: hull, installation, mechanical, metallurgical, additional workshops and an engineering center.

VF Tanker was formed with participation of Volga Shipping Company (part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding) in 2001. The company is engaged in petroleum products shipment on Russian inland waterways.