OREANDA-NEWS. May 05, 2011. Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard will launch on May 6 the fourth vessel ordered by VF Tanker company, the MNP Group press office said. The tanker was named Mechanic Paramonov. Today the shipbuilder delivered to the customer the Mechanic Antonov, the lead of a series of eight tanker.

The river-sea going tankers are named after employees of Volga Shipping Company, died in the battles of WWII, MNP said.

The ‘river-sea’ tankers are intended for transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. Deadweight - 5,530 tons, length - 141 m, breadth - 16,9 m, depth - 6,1 m, draft - 3.73 / 3,6 m, cargo tanks volume - 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 ships. Class: KM * Ice1 R2-RSN AUT3 VCS Oil tanker.

VF Tanker LLC (Nizhny Novgorod) is engaged in shipping of petroleum products via inland waterways. Volga Fleet Tanker operates more than 40 ships of total tonnage of more than 170,000 tons. The company’s fleet transports petroleum products from refineries on the rivers Belaya and Kama to St. Petersburg and further by seagoing ships to the ports of destination.

Krasnoye Sormovo Plant is one of the oldest Russian shipbuilding companies, founded back in 1849. All vessels built at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard meet the requirements of MARPOL conventions, having the state-of-the-art equipment. The shipyard is part of MNP Group.

MNP Group (Sea, Oil & Gas Projects) is the Company Manager of shipbuilding projects. The Group comprises enterprises based in Nizhny Novgorod - Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, Sormovskoye Engineering and Volga-Caspian Design Bureau.