Chinese Qingshan Shipyard launched on April 23 the second vessel of a series of bulk carriers being built for FESCO Group, the Russian operator’s press service reports. The ship was named FESCO Simferopol.
The FESCO Simferopol’s dimensions: LOA – 189,99 m, breadth overall – 32,26 m, hull height - 18 m, draft – 12,8 m, DWT – 57,000, the ship’s five cargo holds capacity - 71,500 cbm. The series vessels are equipped with 4 cranes of lifting capacity of 30 tons each.
The vessel is built according to updated rules for reinforced hulls of CSR bulk carriers. After completion the ship will pass sea trials at the port of Shanghai. The delivery is scheduled for late 2011.
Overall, the FESCO’s portfolio of newbuildings includes 4 bulk cargo carriers. The first ship of the series, the FESCO Saratov, was launched at the shipyard on November 16, 2010 and is now on sea trials in Shanghai.
FESCO Transport Group is a leading Russian integrated transport and logistics company. The Group owns a fleet of more than 800,000DWT to carry 18,000 TEUs. The Group manages a diversified fleet of its own railway rolling stock of over 17,000 units. Its own container fleet is about 50,000 TEUs. The total container and general cargo throughput of the Group’s port facilities reaches 290,000 TEUs and 7,5 million tons, respectively.
The FESCO Simferopol’s dimensions: LOA – 189,99 m, breadth overall – 32,26 m, hull height - 18 m, draft – 12,8 m, DWT – 57,000, the ship’s five cargo holds capacity - 71,500 cbm. The series vessels are equipped with 4 cranes of lifting capacity of 30 tons each.
The vessel is built according to updated rules for reinforced hulls of CSR bulk carriers. After completion the ship will pass sea trials at the port of Shanghai. The delivery is scheduled for late 2011.
Overall, the FESCO’s portfolio of newbuildings includes 4 bulk cargo carriers. The first ship of the series, the FESCO Saratov, was launched at the shipyard on November 16, 2010 and is now on sea trials in Shanghai.
FESCO Transport Group is a leading Russian integrated transport and logistics company. The Group owns a fleet of more than 800,000DWT to carry 18,000 TEUs. The Group manages a diversified fleet of its own railway rolling stock of over 17,000 units. Its own container fleet is about 50,000 TEUs. The total container and general cargo throughput of the Group’s port facilities reaches 290,000 TEUs and 7,5 million tons, respectively.
FESCO Group comprises FESCO Shipping, Transgarant (a major Russian railway operator), Russian Troika (an operator of rail container transport, a JV of FESCO and RZD), FESCO ESF Ltd (feeder container carrier in the Baltic Sea), Dalreftrans (operator of reefer container transport), Commercial Seaport of Vladivostok, Vladivostok Container Terminal, and FESCO Integrated Transport.