The project PV02 custom-tailored vessel has been built as a modern replica OM ship type. Sea trials were held on 23 June. The ship showed good riding performances and best control in rough seas.
The pleasure boat was designed for operations Russia’s inland waterways, including the lakes of Ladoga and Onega, and the Gulf of Finland to carry 10 VIP passengers on board.
The vessel is comfortable and safe to sail in rough seas with 2.5-m-high wave.
The vessel was built to the Russian River Register Class - M-OL 2,5 A. LOA - 44.2 m, DWL length - 40,6 m, beam - 7.015 m, DWL breadth - 6 m, DP - 2,5 m, DWL draft - 1,5 m, Load WL - 1,76 m. Crew - 6. Projected service life of the vessel - 15 years.
Nevsky Shipbuilding & Shiprepair Plant is located 40 km from Saint-Petersburg in Schlusselburg on the left bank of the Neva River. The shipyard is one of the oldest shipping companies in the Russian North-West. Since 1952 the company has been building multipurpose sea and river vessels. It provides all types of ship repair works. Nevsky Shipyard’s railway slip allows to launch and lift 140-m-long vessels with dock weight up to 2500 tons.
North-Western Shipping Company (NWSC JSC), part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, is the largest cargo and passenger carrier of Russian water transport. NWSC specializes in transportation of general cargo, bulked cargoes, oversized cargo and vessels. The company operates a fleet of 145 cargo ships of total deadweight of 550,000 tons, including 120 ‘rive-sea’ going vessels, 4 barges, 12 tugboats and eight support vessels. The annual volume of freight traffic of NWSC is about 6 million tons.
Marine Engineering Bureau is a private design and engineering firm, recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Russian River Register and Register of Shipping Ukraine