Fleet of Rosmorport’s Astrakhan branch expanded with dredger Kronshlot

The Kronshlot is the 10^th ship of the branch’s dredging fleet and the 36^th of its entire fleet

Rosmorport says the fleet of its Astrakhan branch has been expanded with dredger Kronshlot of TSHD 1000 design. The ship was earlier operated by Rosmorport’s North-West Basin Branch.

The Kronshlot is the 10^th ship of the branch’s dredging fleet and the 36^th of its entire fleet.

The Kronshlot was built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod) in 2016.

Vessel particulars: LOA – 62,6 m; Beam – 14 m; Draft – 4,25 m; Hopper capacity – 1000 m3.

Class notation: KM(*) Ice1 R1 AUT2 Hopper Dredger.

The TSHD 1000 series vessels are able to dredge to a depth of 20 meters and operate at water temperatures -2 ° C to + 20 ° C.

Photos from Rosmorport’s website