The ceremony of keel-laying of the third dry bulk carrier was held at Oka Shipyard (Nizhniy Novgorod) on June 26. The RSD44 Project 5,440DWT Volgamax class bulker of 10 series ships was ordered by Volga Shipping Company to replace the current river dry cargo fleet - the Volga-Dons and Volga ships, Marine Engineering Bureau, the project designer, said.
Nevsky Shipyard is also involved in the construction of RSD44 Project vessels, manufacturing the middle section of the ships’ hull.
The vessel is built to the Russian River Register class - O-OL 2,0 (Ice 20) A.
Ship dimension: DWL length - 138,9 m, beam - 16,5 m, depth - 5 m, height of hatch coaming - 2,2 m. The ships are designed for transportation via Russian inland waterways general, bulk, forest and oversized cargo, grain, lumber, potash and fertilizer, sulfur, coal, paper, building materials, steel products, as well as up to 140 containers. DWT of the vessel is 5,440 tons with draft 3,6 m in the river, and 5,460 tons with draft 3,53 m in the sea. The ships’ hold cargo volume - 7090 cub. m. The vessel maximum freeboard clearance when passing under bridges - 5,4 m.
The bulkers will be operating on the Volga-Don Ship Canal (VDSC), Volga-Baltic Canal, the Azov Sea to the port of Kavkaz and in the Gulf of Finland.
The first ship of the RSD44 project was laid on Feb. 24, 2010. The second vessel - on April 27, 2010.
Volga Steamship Line, is one of the largest and oldest Russian shipping companies. The Volga Shipping carries freight and passengers on rivers and lakes of the country. The company transported 4.5 million tons of cargo and 359,000 passengers during last year’s navigation.
Marine Engineering Bureau is a private project-design and engineering firm, recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Russian River Register and the Register of Shipping of Ukraine.
Nevsky Shipyard is also involved in the construction of RSD44 Project vessels, manufacturing the middle section of the ships’ hull.
The vessel is built to the Russian River Register class - O-OL 2,0 (Ice 20) A.
Ship dimension: DWL length - 138,9 m, beam - 16,5 m, depth - 5 m, height of hatch coaming - 2,2 m. The ships are designed for transportation via Russian inland waterways general, bulk, forest and oversized cargo, grain, lumber, potash and fertilizer, sulfur, coal, paper, building materials, steel products, as well as up to 140 containers. DWT of the vessel is 5,440 tons with draft 3,6 m in the river, and 5,460 tons with draft 3,53 m in the sea. The ships’ hold cargo volume - 7090 cub. m. The vessel maximum freeboard clearance when passing under bridges - 5,4 m.
The bulkers will be operating on the Volga-Don Ship Canal (VDSC), Volga-Baltic Canal, the Azov Sea to the port of Kavkaz and in the Gulf of Finland.
The first ship of the RSD44 project was laid on Feb. 24, 2010. The second vessel - on April 27, 2010.
Volga Steamship Line, is one of the largest and oldest Russian shipping companies. The Volga Shipping carries freight and passengers on rivers and lakes of the country. The company transported 4.5 million tons of cargo and 359,000 passengers during last year’s navigation.
Marine Engineering Bureau is a private project-design and engineering firm, recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Russian River Register and the Register of Shipping of Ukraine.