The Port Kavkaz-Port Samsun international rail ferry service was launched on Dec.16, 2010, the Maritime Engineering Bureau press service said.
The line was launched thanks to an agreement between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Turkey on arrangement of mixed international railway-ferry communication through the ports of Samsun and Kavkaz. The agreement was signed on May 14, 2010 in Ankara during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the Republic of Turkey.
The shipments on the service will be carried out by two ferries (Smat and Feruz) of project CNF03.01 of shipping company Black Sea Ferry Investment (RZD / Russian Railways holds a 51% stake, 49% of shares owned by Reserve Capital Enterpising Corp.’s President Hokim Matchanov).
The CNF03.01project ferry was designed at Marine Engineering Bureau and built to the Russian River Register class M-JV 3.5 with all the requirements of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. The vessels are intended for transportation of rail cars and Ro-ro cargo, international containers, dangerous goods of 1.4S, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5, 6.1, 8, 9, and oversized cargo.
Ship dimensions: LOA - 150.32 m, LBP - 140.31 m, BOA - 22 m, design breadth - 21 m, depth - 7,15 m, DWT - about 6,500 at LWL draft 3 80 m. The ship specifications allow to operate at the port of Kavkaz, the port of Samsun and Poti port (Georgia) to provide shipments on Russia - Turkey, Russia – Armenia service.
The class ferry is capable to accommodate 64 heavy trucks, 106 20-foot containers. The ship is featured by the Russian standard gauge, and the European standard gauge. The cargo deck is designed to deploy rail cars weighing up to 97 tons. Endurance - 15 days. Crew - 16 people. Total number of seats - 23.
The line was launched thanks to an agreement between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Turkey on arrangement of mixed international railway-ferry communication through the ports of Samsun and Kavkaz. The agreement was signed on May 14, 2010 in Ankara during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the Republic of Turkey.
The shipments on the service will be carried out by two ferries (Smat and Feruz) of project CNF03.01 of shipping company Black Sea Ferry Investment (RZD / Russian Railways holds a 51% stake, 49% of shares owned by Reserve Capital Enterpising Corp.’s President Hokim Matchanov).
The CNF03.01project ferry was designed at Marine Engineering Bureau and built to the Russian River Register class M-JV 3.5 with all the requirements of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. The vessels are intended for transportation of rail cars and Ro-ro cargo, international containers, dangerous goods of 1.4S, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5, 6.1, 8, 9, and oversized cargo.
Ship dimensions: LOA - 150.32 m, LBP - 140.31 m, BOA - 22 m, design breadth - 21 m, depth - 7,15 m, DWT - about 6,500 at LWL draft 3 80 m. The ship specifications allow to operate at the port of Kavkaz, the port of Samsun and Poti port (Georgia) to provide shipments on Russia - Turkey, Russia – Armenia service.
The class ferry is capable to accommodate 64 heavy trucks, 106 20-foot containers. The ship is featured by the Russian standard gauge, and the European standard gauge. The cargo deck is designed to deploy rail cars weighing up to 97 tons. Endurance - 15 days. Crew - 16 people. Total number of seats - 23.