News of our company

On June 18, the eighth mixed river-sea going tanker of "Volgo-Don Max" class (RST22M prj.) with deadweight about 7100 t was solemnly launched in Turkey. Vessel's name is "Medzhid Aslanov", her building No. is 78. Keel was laid down on 03.10.2013.
 
Term of the first tanker delivery is end of 2015.
 
21 vessels of "Armada" type tankers of the first series and "New Armada" type tankers of the second and the third series are successfully operated on the river-sea transportation from Russian river ports 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 oil, other petroleum products and vegetable oils. Also eight new vessels are under construction on four shipyards at various degree of readiness now.
 
RST22M project ("Armada" third series) is designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (MEB), such as 005RST01 and RST22 projects.
 
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 (5 of them for Palmali).
 
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 , 005RST01 and RST12 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.
 
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.
 
Keel of lead vessel "Mubariz Ibrahimov" of RST22M project (building No. is 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 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 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 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 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 the sixth vessel "Bakhtiyar Vahabzade" of RST22M project (building No is 17) was laid down on 23.12.09. She was launched on 24.05.12 and was put into operation on 15.03.13.
Keel of the seventh vessel "Shofket Alikperova" of RST22M project (building No is 18) was laid down on 08.08.11. She was launched on 30.04.14.
 
Keel of the lead vessel (at Turket Shipyard) of RST22M project (building No is 078) was laid down on 03.10.13. She was launched on 18.06.14.
Keel of the second vessel (at Turket Shipyard) of RST22M project (building No is 079) was laid down on 18.11.13.
Keel of the third vessel (at Turket Shipyard) of RST22M project (building No is 080) was laid down on 07.03.14.
Keel of the third vessel (at Turket Shipyard) of RST22M project (building No is 081) was laid down on 17.04.14.
 
Keel of the lead vessel (at Armada Shipyard) of RST22M project (building No is 001) was laid down on 21.05.14.
Keel of the second vessel (at Armada Shipyard) of RST22M project (building No is 002) was laid down on 21.05.14.