Originally news was published on 25 May, 2014

The Palmali Group of Companies will build vessels at its own Armada shipyard in Izmir, Turkey, the group announced on May 22. The shipyard has already started the construction of two main parts of tankers of Volga-Don Max Class with carrying capacity of 7,100 tons.

The launching of one of the tankers is planned for February 2015.

The tankers are similar in size to Volga-Don Canal and Volga-Baltic Waterway. The overall length, width, and board height of the RST22M project vessels are 139.95, 16.6, and six meters, respectively.

The vessels belong to the Volga-Don Max Class.

The design of the vessels meets the special requirements of Russian and international oil companies. They are built in line with the additional ecological restrictions of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping ECO Project (ECO-S) class.

The Palmali Group of Companies is specialized in transporting goods in the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian seas. Palmali works as a general carrier for oil companies, including Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR and Russian Lukoil. It has also long-term contracts for oil transportation with other oil companies.

*NEWS SOURCE