Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard (MNP Group) has launched the eighth ship of Project 19614 series ordered by Volga Fleet Tanker (project 19614). The tanker was named “Mechanic Kharitonov”, MNP Group said. The newbuildings contract between the shipyard and VF Tanker was signed in July 2010.

According to the contract Krasnoye Sormovo is to build and deliver to the Customer by the end of this year 8 vessels of Project 19614. Seven tankers (the Mechanic Antonov, the Mechanic Belov, the Mechanic Yerokhin, the Mechanic Paramonov, the Mechanic Panteleev, the Mechanic Pogodin, the Mechanic Sazonov) have been delivered to the Customer. The vessels were named after the Volga Shipping employees, who died on the WWII battlefields.

The ‘river-sea’ tankers are intended for transportation of diesel fuel, fuel oil, crude oil and petroleum products of density of up to 0.99 t/m3, flash point below 60º C.

Ship characteristics:

DWT- 5530 tons,

LOA – 141 m,

beam – 16,9 m,

depth – 6,1 m,

draft – 3,73 / 3,60 m,

cargo tanks volume – 6720 cbm,

operational speed – not less than 10 knots, crew – 14/16, endurance – 15/10 days.

Navigation area – inland waterways and non-Arctic areas. Class: KM * Ice1 R2-RSN AUT3 VCS Oil tanker.

The single-decked MV features all-welded steel hull, twin screw, CPP propulsion system. The tanker with forecastle and poop has 12 cargo tanks and two slop tanks, fore-and-aft bulkhead in the center line with a catwalk, ballast compartments in the double sides and double bottom, forepeak, after-peak and in engine room, with engine room and accommodation superstructure at the stern, and the closed type wheelhouse. To date, the 19614 tanker is the largest Russian ship for inland navigation.

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

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 of Belaya and Kama to St. Petersburg and further by seagoing ships to the ports of destination.

MNP Group (Marine 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.