25 new Russian tankers
Wärtsilä 20 engine
Fifteen of the ships are to be constructed at the Okskaya yard in Navashino for ship owner Volga Flot Tanker, and the other ten at the Krasnoe Sormovo yard in Nizhny Novgorod, five for Bash Volga Tanker and five for Volgotrans. All ship owners are part of Volga Shipping Co. The first vessel is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2012.
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the main engines for the series. The scope of the supply includes two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 main engines to be supplied for each vessel. Delivery of the machinery will commence in the autumn 2011, and should be completed by mid 2013.
The tanker type to be constructed has a length of 140 m and a deadweight of 6979 tons. It can carry crude oil and petroleum products, including gasoline, without restrictions for flash-point, and is allowed to transport two types of cargo simultaneously. When launched, all 25 of these tankers will operate on Russia's inland waterways during the summer months, and on the Black and Mediterranean Seas in winter.
