Shipbuilding Yard Lotos signed contract for construction of two tankers pr. RST25 for Moscow Inland Navigation Company JSC. The vessels will be constructed according to leasing scheme with participation of lessor – Gastechleasing LLC.
Tankers pr. RST25 are purposed for transportation of raw oil and oil products. The vessel project is designed by Marine Engineering Bureau LLC. The vessels will be delivered to the Customer by the end of 2012.
At the present time in Lotos site there also constructed two dry-cargo vessels with deadweight 7000 t for West Shipping Company JSC.
General characteristics of tankers pr. RST25:
Length – 139,99 m
Width – 16,60 m
Depth – 5,50 m
Deadweight in sea/river – 6613/5132 t
Shipbuilding Yard Lotos JSC is a company operated in terms of public private partnership. Main shareholders: United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC, Caspian Energy Group JSC, Government of Astrakhan region.
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Source: cnrg, August 12, 2011; Image:meb