Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa has laid down the keel for a new container carrier series 170 - FESCO VLADIMIR. It is the last vessels in the series of six vessels built for FESCO in Poland, FESCO press center reports.
FESCO VLADIMIR with deadweight of 22,750 tonnes is capable of carrying 1730 TEU. The vessel’s length is 184.1 m, breadth – 25.3 m, draft – 9.85 m, speed – 19.7 knots. FESCO VLADIMIR is of the same type as m\v Captain Afanasyev, Vladivostok and Captain Maslov built at Szczecin shipyard in 1998. Unlike vessels of Captain Afanasyev type FESCO VLADIMIR has three 45-tonne cargo cranes, ice-class Е3 (according to Germanischer Lloyd classification) and increased number of sockets (200 against planned 150) for refrigerated containers.
The delivery of FESCO VLADIMIR is scheduled for the first half of 2009. The contract for construction of this vessel was sighed wit Polish shipyard in March 2005. All in all, Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa is to build 7 container carriers for FESCO till 2010.
The first vessel series В-170 – FESCO VITIM was launched on May 17 of the current year. It is to start its first voyage on August 28.