On May 12, the first Russian Aframax tanker “Vladimir Monomakh” was launched at the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex. The new-generation tanker is designed to transport oil in unrestricted navigation.
The main and additional power supply units of the vessel can operate on both traditional and green fuel, the liquefied natural gas, which meets new world environmental standards. The vessel’s length is 250m, width 44m, deadweight 114,000t, speed 14.6knots. The tanker’s ice class ICE-1A.
There are 12 orders for vessels of this type in Zvezda’s portfolio.