A launching ceremony of the Turquoise multipurpose dry cargo ship, the third of DCV36 Project series was held at Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding Co. (Qingdao, China) on July 14, 2010. The ship was ordered by VBTH Holding, the majority stakeholder of which is Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, Marine Engineering Bureau said.
Unlike previous series bulkers that had been constructed for the Holding, the new project ship is of unlimited navigation area with appropriate safety margins, reinforced hull and powerful main engines.
The DCV36 project dry cargo ships have a profound innovative character, with deadweight of more than 5 tons and length up to 85 meters.
The vessel is designed to a class of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) KM Ice 3 AUT1.
Dry cargo ship is a single-deck, one-hold, single-screw ship of unlimited navigation area, with forecastle and poop, aft living cabin and the engine room, with double bottom, double sides in the cargo holds, with movable grain bulkheads with bulb bow and transom aft end , with Folding type hatch covers, with bow thruster.
LOA - 89.96 m, the estimated length - 84.89 m, width 14,5 m, depth 7,5 m, draft LWL - 6,4 m, deadweight – 5,280 tons.
The Amethyst, lead ship of the series was laid on November 16, 2009. There have been six vessels under construction. The S. Korean Hyundai’s will build at its shipyard in China 10 multi-purpose seagoing dry cargo ships of project DCV36 with deadweight about 5,280 tons. The delivery time is scheduled until the end of 2011.
UCL Holding is an international transportation holding company comprised of stevedoring companies of the Group the Sea Port of St. Petersburg and Universal Transshipment Complex on the Russia’s North-West, as well as Tuapse and Taganrog ports in the Southern region, Volga and North-Western Shipping Companies, a number of shipbuilding, shipping and logistics assets.
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.
Unlike previous series bulkers that had been constructed for the Holding, the new project ship is of unlimited navigation area with appropriate safety margins, reinforced hull and powerful main engines.
The DCV36 project dry cargo ships have a profound innovative character, with deadweight of more than 5 tons and length up to 85 meters.
The vessel is designed to a class of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) KM Ice 3 AUT1.
Dry cargo ship is a single-deck, one-hold, single-screw ship of unlimited navigation area, with forecastle and poop, aft living cabin and the engine room, with double bottom, double sides in the cargo holds, with movable grain bulkheads with bulb bow and transom aft end , with Folding type hatch covers, with bow thruster.
LOA - 89.96 m, the estimated length - 84.89 m, width 14,5 m, depth 7,5 m, draft LWL - 6,4 m, deadweight – 5,280 tons.
The Amethyst, lead ship of the series was laid on November 16, 2009. There have been six vessels under construction. The S. Korean Hyundai’s will build at its shipyard in China 10 multi-purpose seagoing dry cargo ships of project DCV36 with deadweight about 5,280 tons. The delivery time is scheduled until the end of 2011.
UCL Holding is an international transportation holding company comprised of stevedoring companies of the Group the Sea Port of St. Petersburg and Universal Transshipment Complex on the Russia’s North-West, as well as Tuapse and Taganrog ports in the Southern region, Volga and North-Western Shipping Companies, a number of shipbuilding, shipping and logistics assets.
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.