Nevsky Shipyard to lay the keels of 2 multipurpose salvage vessels
On June 2nd, 2015, the keel-laying of 2 multipurpose small-draft salvage vessels, project MPSV12, will take place at Nevsky Shipyard, the company said in its press release.
4 vessels are being built for the Direction of State Contractor of Marine Transport Development Program. The project is developed by Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-SPb, JSC.
The representatives of the Customer, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, design organization, equipment and materials suppliers will participate in the ceremony.
Major characteristics: LOA – some 79.85 m, width overall - 17.36 m, depth 6.70 m, draught at DWL - 3.20 m, maximum draught - 4.50 m, deadweight with maximum draught – about 1,820 t, maximum capacity of main engine - 2Х2,600 KW, speed – 14 knots.
Class notation of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping: КМ Arc5 [1] AUT2 FF2WS DYNPOS-2 SalvageShip.
The vessel is intended for stand by, rescue operation in areas of ship-ping, fishing, sea oil and gas fields according to the ship class; providing sea towing of vessels, floating objects and constructions in ice conditions and at open water, towing service of damaged vessels and objects to shelter area; search of and assistance to vessel is in distress; search, rescue, evacuation and placing of people, providing first aid to injured persons; providing assistance at fire fighting at floating and coastal objects accessible from sea; fire fighting of burning fuel on water, oil spills response service emergency oil and oil product spill;
transportation of passengers, general and liquid bulk cargo.
Shlisselburg, St. Petersburg based Nevsky Shipyard LLC, is a subsidiary of North-Western Shipping Company (part of UCL Holding). Nevsky Shipyard is one of the oldest enterprises of water transport in Russia’s the North-West. The company has been engaged in shipbuilding since 1952. The company builds mixed sea-river class vessels of various types and purposes and provides ranged repair services. Nevsky Shipyard’s slipway allows launching and lifting for repair 140-m-long vessels with dock weight of up to 3,000 tonnes.
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