Tenth Volgo-Don Max Departs Okskaya Shipyard, Russia

The tenth newbuild sea/river tanker of Project RST27, the ‘VF Tanker-20’ owned by the shipping company V.F.Tanker (part of VBTH, majority owned by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding) departed Navashino-based Okskaya Shipyard, July 29.

Project RST27 vessels, designed by Marine Engineering Bureau, are assigned for transportation of crude oil and oil products, without flash point restrictions.

With the length of 140.85m, breadth of 16.6m and depth is of 6.0m the vessels of Project RST27 satisfy dimensions of the Volga-Don Canal and Volga-Baltic Way. River deadweight of RST27 project vessels is increased for 716t comparing to previous Armada series.

Special requirements of the Russian and world petroleum companies, additional ecological RS limitations of “ECO PROJECT” (ECO-S) class were taken into consideration during designing and construction of the vessels.

In total, Okskaya Shipyard has in its orderbook fifteen vessels of Project RST27.

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Source: meb, August 2, 2013; Image: