On 7 June 2018, Okskaya Sudoverf shipyard (a company of UCL Holding) launched the third non-self-propelled barge of Project ROB20, Belmax 3, built to the order of PAO STLC.
The contract for construction of a series of barges was signed on 31 October 2017. The first barge was laid down on 22 November 2017.
Non-self-propelled tank barges of Project ROB20 are intended for transportation of petroleum products with a flashpoint of 610C and above. With their double sides and double bottoms the vessels feature an improved level of environmental friendliness. The barges will be operated on the Belaya, Kama and Volga rivers.
The ship’s class notation: O 2.0 non-self-propelled liquid bulk carrier.
Key particulars:
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LOA, m |
118.79 |
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Moulded length, m |
117.90 |
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Waterline length, m |
117.775 |
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BOA, m |
22.80 |
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Molded breadth, m |
22.60 |
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Depth to main deck, m |
3.00 |
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Depth of trunk, m |
1.00 |
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Molded depth, m |
4.00 |
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Draft, m |
2.75 |
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Deadweight with draft of 2.75 m, t |
6,013 |
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Cargo tanks capacity, m3 |
6,530 |
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Slop tanks capacity, m3 |
340 |
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Maximum capacity of cargo tanks (including starboard slop tank No1 and a discharge trunk), m3 |
6,860 |
The project designer - Marine Engineering Bureau.
AO Okskaya Sudoverf is a modern shipbuilding enterprise, a part of VBTH division of the international transportation group UCL Holding. Okskaya Sudoverf specializes in the construction of oil tankers, medium-tonnage dry cargo vessels of mixed 'river-sea' class, containerships, special crafts and barges. In 2015, Okskaya Sudoverf became the second largest shipyard in Russia in terms of the total newbuilds’ tonnage.
UCL Holding (Universal Cargo Logistics Holding) is an international transportation group consolidating a number of Russian shipping, shipbuilding, railway, stevedoring and logistic companies. VBTH, the group's division, also comprises North-Western Shipping Company, Volga Shipping Company, V.F. Tanker, shipbuilding and logistics assets.