Oka Shipyard (Navashino, Nizhny Novgorod Region) began on February 24th, 2010 construction of the RSD44 project head dry cargo carrier, “Volga max" 5440-dwt river and sea going ship. The RSD44 project series were designed by Marine Engineering Bureau (MEB). The new 10-ship series were ordered by Bolga Shipping Company to upgrade its river dry cargo fleet, MEB press release said.
The new RSD44-project “Volga max” dry bulkers (the length of waterline 138.9 m, width - 16,5 m, depth - 5 m, coaming height 2,2 m) are intended for transportation via Russian inland waterways of general, bulk, forest and bulked cargoes, grain, lumber, potash and fertilizers, sulfur, coal, paper, building materials, steel products and up to 140 containers. The ship deadweight at 3.60-m draft in the river is some 5440 tons, with 3.53-m draft at sea - 5460 tons. The cargo space is 7090 cu. m. Russian River Register Class - O-PR 2.0 (ice 20) A.
The ships were also meant to be operating via the Volga-Don Shipping Canal (VDSC), Volga-Baltic Canal, in the Azov Sea to the port of Kavkaz and the Gulf of Finland. The ships can smoothly pass under the Neva bridges in the St. Petersburg area and under the railway bridge Rostov (Rostov-on-Don) (maximum draft when passing under bridges 5.4 m).
Dimensions of the RSD44 project (overall length of 139.99 meters, overall width 16.80 meters) allow for the ships operation through VDSC, including transit via the "old" branch of the Kochetov lock without towing.
As the developer of the ships said, the vessel cargo space is as much as 21% over those of "Volga" type ship. These bulkers can carry large loads and significantly increase the load volume for shipment of loose bulk cargoes - barley, sunflower seeds, cotton, scrap metal and large diameter pipes, etc.
The RSD44 type ship’s DP is 8% less than that of "Volga" type, which will help save up to 8% of the total costs for port and navigation charges.
Earlier reports said the stockholders of Shipping Company "Volga Shipping Company" JSC at an extraordinary meeting on February 18th, 2010 had approved a contract with the WEB-Leasing Comp. for the purchase and leasing of RSD 44 10 dry cargo carriers by Volga Shipping Company.
The new RSD44-project “Volga max” dry bulkers (the length of waterline 138.9 m, width - 16,5 m, depth - 5 m, coaming height 2,2 m) are intended for transportation via Russian inland waterways of general, bulk, forest and bulked cargoes, grain, lumber, potash and fertilizers, sulfur, coal, paper, building materials, steel products and up to 140 containers. The ship deadweight at 3.60-m draft in the river is some 5440 tons, with 3.53-m draft at sea - 5460 tons. The cargo space is 7090 cu. m. Russian River Register Class - O-PR 2.0 (ice 20) A.
The ships were also meant to be operating via the Volga-Don Shipping Canal (VDSC), Volga-Baltic Canal, in the Azov Sea to the port of Kavkaz and the Gulf of Finland. The ships can smoothly pass under the Neva bridges in the St. Petersburg area and under the railway bridge Rostov (Rostov-on-Don) (maximum draft when passing under bridges 5.4 m).
Dimensions of the RSD44 project (overall length of 139.99 meters, overall width 16.80 meters) allow for the ships operation through VDSC, including transit via the "old" branch of the Kochetov lock without towing.
As the developer of the ships said, the vessel cargo space is as much as 21% over those of "Volga" type ship. These bulkers can carry large loads and significantly increase the load volume for shipment of loose bulk cargoes - barley, sunflower seeds, cotton, scrap metal and large diameter pipes, etc.
The RSD44 type ship’s DP is 8% less than that of "Volga" type, which will help save up to 8% of the total costs for port and navigation charges.
Earlier reports said the stockholders of Shipping Company "Volga Shipping Company" JSC at an extraordinary meeting on February 18th, 2010 had approved a contract with the WEB-Leasing Comp. for the purchase and leasing of RSD 44 10 dry cargo carriers by Volga Shipping Company.