On 11 July 2019, Samara based shipbuilding and ship repair yard Nefteflot laid down the third 4,800DWT barge of Project RDB12, says Marine Engineering Bureau, the project designer.
The vessel is to be built under agreement signed on 28 January 2019 with State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) for construction of three non-self-propelled cargo barges. The lessee is shipping company Petrotanker (Saint-Petersburg).
RDB12 design barge is an unmanned non-self-propelled vessel of Volgo-Don Max class with four holds intended for mixed river-sea navigation.
Key particulars: LOA - 95.20 m; BOA – 16.90 m; midships depth – 5.50 m; CWL draft – 3.60 m; maximum draft – 4.00 m. River/sea deadweight with draft of 3.6/4.0 m – 4,068 / 4,830 tonnes.
Class notation - К R3-RSN by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
The lead and the second ships in the series were laid down on 18 April 2019.
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