On 29 August 2018, Okskaya Sudoverf shipyard (a company of UCL Holding) delivered the seventh non-self-propelled shallow-draft double-hulled oil barge of “O” class, “New Belskaya” type, named Belmax 7, the vessel designer Marine Engineering Bureau said.
A series of 10 barges is to be built for Saint-Petersburg based shipping company Belmax under the leasing contract signed on 31 October 2017 with State Transport Leasing Company as a customer.
The barges will have operational load draft of 1.20 to 2.75 meters.
Non-self-propelled barges of Project ROB20 are intended for transportation of petroleum products with a flashpoint of 600C and above. Heavy fuel oil is the key cargo. The barges will be operated on the Belaya and Volga rivers.
The ship’s class notation: O 2.0 non-self-propelled liquid bulk carrier.
Key particulars:
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LOA, m |
118.79 |
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Moulded length, m |
117.90 |
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Waterline length, m |
117.775 |
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BOA, m |
22.80 |
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Molded breadth, m |
22.60 |
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Depth to main deck, m |
3.00 |
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Depth of trunk, m |
1.00 |
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Molded depth, m |
4.00 |
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Draft, m |
2.75 |
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Deadweight with draft of 2.75 m, t |
6,013 |
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Cargo tanks capacity, m3 |
6,530 |
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Slop tanks capacity, m3 |
340 |
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Maximum capacity of cargo tanks (including starboard slop tank No1 and a discharge trunk), m3 |
6,860 |
AO Okskaya Sudoverf is a modern shipbuilding enterprise, a part of VBTH division of the international transportation group UCL Holding. Okskaya Sudoverf specializes in the construction of oil tankers, medium-tonnage dry cargo vessels of mixed 'river-sea' class, containerships, special crafts and barges. In 2015, Okskaya Sudoverf became the second largest shipyard in Russia in terms of the total newbuilds’ tonnage.
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