OREANDA-NEWS. January 16, 2007. Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard (MNP Gpoup) and Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (KASPAR) signed a contract for construction of tanker project 19619.  Preliminary delivery date of vessel – October, 2008.

The river-sea-going tanker is designed for transportation of crude oil and oil products with flash point less than 60°С. It is fitted with twelve cargo tanks (of total capacity 14,770 cub.m) and one slop tank; there are ballast compartments in the double sides and double bottom. The tanker is capable of carrying two types of cargoes in a voyage.

Basic characteristics: length – 150 m, width – 17.30 m, depth – 10.5 m, draught – 6.99 m, loaded speed is 10 knots, sea endurance is 20 days. This is the largest vessel in the Caspian Sea, capable of entering any port and put into other seas through Volga-Don Ship Canal without port terminal re-equipment. The tanker is capable of operating in different climatic conditions, in regions of moderate cold marine climate.

The design of the tanker was worked out by Engineering Bureau of MNP Group.Class of the vessel - КМ Л1 I I А1 of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. This is the tenth tanker of the project, to be built at the Yard. Five tankers were built for Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (KASPAR) - “President Geidar Aliev”, “Babek”, "Shah Ismael Khatai", "Koroglu", " Dede Qorqud". Tanker “Makhmud Afandi” was built at the Yard for Safinat An-Najaat Shipping Company Limited. Tanker “Masally” was built for Palmali Group. Two tankers for this company are being built.