Palmali received a new tanker

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31 Mar 2009

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. “Krasnoye Sormovo” Nizhny Novgorod’s ship-building plant (a part of MNP Group) has transferred Samur River vessel, the sixth ship of “New Armada” series out of ten tankers of “New Armada” type to be built for the customer, to Palmali Group of Companies. The company informs that construction of the vessel started on February 29, 2008.
“The tanker’s deadweight in the sea with sediment of 4.6 m is 7,050 tons. This is 650 tons more than “Armada” (previous series) ships.
Series of New Armada tankers is continuation of series of tankers of Project 005RST01 designed by the Odessa Maritime Engineering Bureau for Palmali.
Compared to Armada series the new project tankers have strengthened sea function, deadweight increased by 650 tons (carrying capacity) under sea conditions and high capacity of cargo tanks.
The vessels conform fully to new international requirements. When engineering them the Bureau took into account the requirements of Russian and world oil companies and additional ecological restrictions of Russian Maritime Shipping Register. The New Armada vessels were awarded extra mark – Eco Project.
Currently the company implements carriages on internal waterways of Russia in Black, Caspian, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas by ships with deadweight of up to 10,000 tons. Ships with more tonnage transport goods to the North America, Western Europe, South-East Asia and Far East.

Source: ABC