Nevsky Shipyard Llc (Shlisselburg, Leningrad region) and North-West Fleet JSC (a subsidiary of North-West Shipping Company JSC) signed a contract on July 19 on building a series of self-propelled dry-cargo ships of RSD49 project. The contract is effective from 29 July, the NS press office said.
The project is designed by Marine Engineering Bureau Design-St. Petersburg. Ship Class - Ice2R2AUT1-C. Ship dimensions: LOA – 139,95 meters, overall breadth – 16,7 meters, fresh water draught - 3,6 meters, the size of cargo holds along the length of - 25 m + 50 m + 25 m, DW, fresh water 3,6-m draught - about 4,525 tons, DW, salt water 4,7-m draught - about 7,000 tons, cargo holds capacity - about 10,900 cub.m.
The RSD49 Project vessel is a steel single-deck, three-hold, twin-screw MS, with forecastle and poop, aft habitable deckhouse and engine room, with double bottom and double sides in the area of cargo holds, with bulb bow and transom aft extremities, with Foldtite hatch covers and with a bow thruster.
Cargo holds are smooth-walled for dumping of dry cargo. Self-propelled dry-cargo ship is designed to carry general and bulk cargoes (including seeds), packaged lumber, scrap metal, metals in bundles and rolls, oversized, long and heavy cargo, dangerous goods and coal.
Under the terms of the shipbuilding contract Nevsky Shipyard is to build in 2010-2013 10 vessels (8 + 2 in option). The cutting of plates for the first ship of this series is scheduled to begin on October 1st, the keep-laying - on November 19 of this year.
Nevsky Shipyard (Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant LLC), a subsidiary of North-West Shipping Company, which is part of the transport group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, is located 40 km from St. Petersburg in Schlisselburg on the left bank of the Neva River. NS is one of the oldest enterprises of the water transport in the Russia’s North-West. Since 1952 the company has been building sea-river going multi-purpose ships. NS provides also all types of ship repair services. The shipyard’s slip allows lifting and launching 140-m-long, 2500-ton vessels.
The project is designed by Marine Engineering Bureau Design-St. Petersburg. Ship Class - Ice2R2AUT1-C. Ship dimensions: LOA – 139,95 meters, overall breadth – 16,7 meters, fresh water draught - 3,6 meters, the size of cargo holds along the length of - 25 m + 50 m + 25 m, DW, fresh water 3,6-m draught - about 4,525 tons, DW, salt water 4,7-m draught - about 7,000 tons, cargo holds capacity - about 10,900 cub.m.
The RSD49 Project vessel is a steel single-deck, three-hold, twin-screw MS, with forecastle and poop, aft habitable deckhouse and engine room, with double bottom and double sides in the area of cargo holds, with bulb bow and transom aft extremities, with Foldtite hatch covers and with a bow thruster.
Cargo holds are smooth-walled for dumping of dry cargo. Self-propelled dry-cargo ship is designed to carry general and bulk cargoes (including seeds), packaged lumber, scrap metal, metals in bundles and rolls, oversized, long and heavy cargo, dangerous goods and coal.
Under the terms of the shipbuilding contract Nevsky Shipyard is to build in 2010-2013 10 vessels (8 + 2 in option). The cutting of plates for the first ship of this series is scheduled to begin on October 1st, the keep-laying - on November 19 of this year.
Nevsky Shipyard (Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant LLC), a subsidiary of North-West Shipping Company, which is part of the transport group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, is located 40 km from St. Petersburg in Schlisselburg on the left bank of the Neva River. NS is one of the oldest enterprises of the water transport in the Russia’s North-West. Since 1952 the company has been building sea-river going multi-purpose ships. NS provides also all types of ship repair services. The shipyard’s slip allows lifting and launching 140-m-long, 2500-ton vessels.