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02.04.13 17:30
The tanker "Kapitan Nagdaliev" of RST22M project opened the navigation on Volga-Don Canal in 2013


Solemn opening of transit navigation was in Volgograd at the gateway N1 of Volga-Don Canal in 2013 as to the press service of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Russia, according to the order of Rosmorrechflot and plan activities for the discovery of navigation in 2013 on the inland waterways of the Russian Federation on 01.04.2013.
 
The deputy head of the Federal Agency of maritime and river transport Viktor Vovk, the head of water transport of the Federal Agency of maritime and river transport Fedor Shishlakov, employees of the Administration of the Volga-Don basin waterways, administration officials of Krasnoarmeyskiy district and other colleagues were attended in the event.
 
The tanker "Kapitan Nagdaliev" with deadweight of 7100 tons of the RST22M project of "Palmali" group companies (Mubariz Mansimov is a president of the "Palmali" group companies) was the first vessel which departed for the voyage through VDSK on 01.04.2013.
 
RST22M project ("Armada" third series) is designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (MEB).
 
The tanker was built at the shipyard Beshiktash in Turkey in 2011.
 
The new series vessels are logical continuation of 005RST01 project tankers known as first series "Armada" which were designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau for Palmali Group of companies and which were built on "SELAH" and "ADA" shipyards in Tuzla (Turkey) in 2002-2006 and modification of second series tankers of RST22 project which were built on "Krasnoe Sormovo" shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod) in 2008-2009. Total 10 vessels of 005RST01 project and 7 vessels of RST22 project were built.
 
"Armada" type tankers of the first series and "New Armada" type tankers of the second series are successfully operated on the river-sea and sea transportations in Caspian, Black, Mediterranean, Baltic and North Seas, including voyages around Europe and to Irish Sea in winter. They transport crude oil, masout, diesel fuel, other petroleum products and vegetable oils.
 
Using full-circle rudder propellers as movement and manoeuvre facilities, using submersible pumps, absence of longitudinal bulkhead in CL, full absence of a framing in cargo tanks, developed trunk are characteristic features of RST22M, RST22 and 005RST01 vessels' projects.
 
Vessels satisfy dimensions of the Volga-Don Canal and Volga-Baltic Way. Overall RST22M prj. vessel length is of 139.95 m, breadth is of 16.6 m, depth is of 6.0 m.
 
Vessels belong to "Volga-Don Max" tankers' type.
 
New project tankers have increased sea function, increased for 750 tons deadweight at sea conditions and increased total cargo tanks capacity with keeping river possibilities in comparison with first series vessels of "Armada" type.
 
Vessels satisfy all new international requirements for transportation of vegetable oils, including two-compartment unsinkability.
 
Special requirements of the Russian and world petroleum companies, additional ecological limitations "ECO PROJECT" (ECO-S) class were taken into consideration during designing.
 
Hull's theoretical forms were defined using calculating hydromechanics methods (CFD modeling).
 
Total capacity of six cargo tanks and two slop ones is of 8089 cub. m, deadweight is about 7103 tons when sea draught is of 4.60 m. Deadweight is about 4706 tons when river draught is of 3.60 m. Cruising speed is of 10.5 knots.
 
Two medium-speed diesels (main engine) of 1200 kWt each use heavy fuel oil with viscosity of IFO380.
 
Lead vessel "Mubariz Ibragimov" showed:
 
1. During running test (ballast condition) vessel's cruising speed was of 12.1 kn with 85% usage of main engines' capacity.
2. Vessel's speed was of 11.5-12.0 kn during ballast run (draught is of 3.20 m), with head wind of 12 meters per second and wave's height of 1.5-2.0 m.
3. Vessel's speed was of 12.3-12.5 kn during cargo run, with following wind of 25-30 meters per second and following sea with wave's height of 6-7 m.
4. Vessel's speed was of 9.9-10.2 kn during cargo run, with head wind of 13-14 meters per second and head sea with wave's height of 1.5-2.0 m and with counter flow of 3 kn.
5. Vessel's speed was of 11 kn during cargo run on still water with draught of 4.45 m.
 
RST22M vessel's project Russian Maritime Register of shipping class notation is of KM Ice 2 R1 AUT1 COMBO oil tanker/chemical tanker type 2 (vegetable oil) (ESP) ECO-S.
 
In comparison with the second series of "Armada" type, all new requirements of International Conventions and Register Rules (MARPOL requirements due to access to double side and double bottom spaces and others), were taken into consideration. There were mounted six cargo pumps with capacity of 200 cub.m/h instead of six cargo pumps with capacity of 150 cub.m/h. This change allowed to reduce time of cargo operations on 2.5 hour. Submersible ballast pumps were mounted (as it was in basic project), stern manifold was excluded and arrangement of equipment in engine room was significantly changed because of exclusion of function of dismounting of full-circle rudder propellers through the upper deck.
 
Total 10 vessels are to be built in the third series (5 ones due to contract and 5 ones are optional). It is known that in the first series of "Armada" type there were built also ten tankers, and in the second series also ten tankers had to be built (but actually only 5 tankers were built for Palmali group of companies).
 
Keel of lead vessel "Mubariz Ibrahimov" of RST22M project (building No is of 12) was laid down on 11.12.09. She was launched on 20.12.10 and was put into operation on 15.02.11.
Keel of second vessel "Kapitan Nagdaliev" of RST22M project (building No is of 13) was laid down on 11.12.09. She was launched on 04.02.11 and was put into operation on 30.03.11.
Keel of third vessel "Lerik" of RST22M project (building No is of 14) was laid down on 18.12.09. She was launched on 24.06.11 and was put into operation on 25.08.11.
Keel of fourth vessel "Gobustan" of RST22M project (building No is of 15) was laid down on 18.12.09. She was launched on 27.08.11 and was put into operation on 21.10.11.
Keel of fifth vessel "Mugan" of RST22M project (building No is of 16) was laid down on 23.12.09. She was launched on 29.11.11 and was put into operation on 10.02.12.
Keel of sixth vessel " Bakhtiyar Vahabzade " of RST22M project (building No is of 17) was laid down on 23.12.09. She was launched on 24.05.12 and was put into operation on 15.03.13.