Okskaya Shipyard launches 7th bulker of RSD44 project for Volga Shipping
The launching and naming ceremony was held at Okskaya Shipyard today, September 14, 2011, for seventh vessel of a series of 10 multipurpose dry cargo ships of project RSD 44, being built for Volga Shipping. The bulker was named Kapitan Afanasiev, the shipping company said.
New Volga-max bulk cargo carriers of project RSD44, developed at Marine Engineering Bureau, are intended for transportation by Russia’s inland waterways general, bulk, timber cargoes, grain, lumber, potash and fertilizer, sulfur, coal, paper, building materials, steel products, and up to 140 containers.
Five ships of the series have already been operating on inland waterways; the Kapitan Kadomtsev is currently undergoing mooring trials.
The RSD44 project ships will gradually replace the previous series of "Volga-Don” ships. New vessels surpass their predecessors in production efficiency, environmental friendliness, efficiency and comfort.
The vessel specifications: length DWL - 138.9 m, beam - 16,5 m, depth - 5 m, coaming height - 2,2 m, fresh water draft 3,6 m DWT - 5,543 tons, salt water draft 3.53 m DWT - 5,562 tons, cargo hold volume - 7090 cbm; Russian River Register Class - + O-OL 2,0 (ice 20) A.
The dry cargo ships will be operated on the Volga-Don Ship Canal (VDSK), Volga-Baltic Canal, in the Azov Sea to the port of Kavkaz and in the Gulf of Finland. The vessels will be able to pass under the Neva bridges near St. Petersburg and under Rostov railway bridge (Rostov-on-Don) without lifting the bridges.
The RSD-44 project is financed through the leasing scheme of state support of domestic shipbuilding: co-financing by the state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation (85%) and Volga Shipping (15%) on the terms of state subsidy of refinancing interest rate of Central Bank of Russia.
Navashino-based Okskaya Shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod region) was founded in 1907. JSC Okskaya Shipyard was established through privatization of the state enterprise Navashino Shipyard “Oka”. The shipyard specializes in building of multipurpose river and sea-going vessels. In 2004, JSC Okskaya Shipyard became part of VBTH majority owned by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding.
JSC Volga Shipping Company, founded in 1843, is one of the oldest and largest shipping companies in Russia. VSC specializes in transportation of cargo and passengers on inland waterways of the country. In the period from April 1 through December 1, 2010, the shipping company’s 188 cargo ships carried 5,5 million tons of cargo, a 21-percent increase year-over-year. The company owns and operates the fleet of 250 cargo and passenger vessels. Volga Shipping Company is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding that consolidates a number of Russian stevedoring, shipping and shipbuilding assets.
New Volga-max bulk cargo carriers of project RSD44, developed at Marine Engineering Bureau, are intended for transportation by Russia’s inland waterways general, bulk, timber cargoes, grain, lumber, potash and fertilizer, sulfur, coal, paper, building materials, steel products, and up to 140 containers.
Five ships of the series have already been operating on inland waterways; the Kapitan Kadomtsev is currently undergoing mooring trials.
The RSD44 project ships will gradually replace the previous series of "Volga-Don” ships. New vessels surpass their predecessors in production efficiency, environmental friendliness, efficiency and comfort.
The vessel specifications: length DWL - 138.9 m, beam - 16,5 m, depth - 5 m, coaming height - 2,2 m, fresh water draft 3,6 m DWT - 5,543 tons, salt water draft 3.53 m DWT - 5,562 tons, cargo hold volume - 7090 cbm; Russian River Register Class - + O-OL 2,0 (ice 20) A.
The dry cargo ships will be operated on the Volga-Don Ship Canal (VDSK), Volga-Baltic Canal, in the Azov Sea to the port of Kavkaz and in the Gulf of Finland. The vessels will be able to pass under the Neva bridges near St. Petersburg and under Rostov railway bridge (Rostov-on-Don) without lifting the bridges.
The RSD-44 project is financed through the leasing scheme of state support of domestic shipbuilding: co-financing by the state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation (85%) and Volga Shipping (15%) on the terms of state subsidy of refinancing interest rate of Central Bank of Russia.
Navashino-based Okskaya Shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod region) was founded in 1907. JSC Okskaya Shipyard was established through privatization of the state enterprise Navashino Shipyard “Oka”. The shipyard specializes in building of multipurpose river and sea-going vessels. In 2004, JSC Okskaya Shipyard became part of VBTH majority owned by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding.
JSC Volga Shipping Company, founded in 1843, is one of the oldest and largest shipping companies in Russia. VSC specializes in transportation of cargo and passengers on inland waterways of the country. In the period from April 1 through December 1, 2010, the shipping company’s 188 cargo ships carried 5,5 million tons of cargo, a 21-percent increase year-over-year. The company owns and operates the fleet of 250 cargo and passenger vessels. Volga Shipping Company is part of the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding that consolidates a number of Russian stevedoring, shipping and shipbuilding assets.