• 2020 April 21 16:42

    Okskaya Shipyard launches second dry cargo ship of Project RSD59

    The shipyard is building a multipurpose dry cargo vessel for Petrotrans

    The second multipurpose dry cargo vessel of Project RSD59 built for Petrotrans, Petrotrans - 5902, has been launched today, 21 March 2020, says Marine Engineering Bureau, the RSD59 series designer.
     
    The ship was ordered by the State Leasing Transport Company (SLTC) for Petrotrans as a lessee.

    The construction of 15 vessels of RSD59 series is underway at Okskaya Shipyard. The first five will be delivered to Petrotrans and the next ten – to Astrol.

    The RSD59 series vessels are being built to Volgo-Don Max class and have the maximum possible dimensions to transit the Volga-Don Canal.

    The RSD59 series vessels were designed for transportation of break bulk, bulk, container, timber, grain and oversize cargo, dangerous goods (Classes 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 IMDG Code and BC Code’s Appendix B in the Caspian Sea, in the Mediterranean, Black, Baltic, White, North Seas, including sailings around Europe and to the Irish Sea in winter season.

    The new series is a successor of RSD49 design which had three holds. RSD59 ships with extra full hull forms have a unique second hold, the largest among Volgo-Don Max ships. 

    The vessel’s class notation is КМ  Ice2(hull; power) R2 АUT1-ICS BWM(T) CONT (deck, cargo holds Nos.1,2) DG (bulk, pack) of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping which meets all the requirements of international conventions in force at the time of the vessel's laying. 

    Deadweight in the sea with draft of 4.706 m – 8,144 t; Deadweight in river with draft of 3.60 m – 5,320 t. The maximum length is 141.0 m, the overall width is 16.98 m, depth is 6.00 m. The capacity of cargo holds is 11,400 cubic meters. The operating speed is 10.5 knots. Endurance in sea - 20 days. Crew - 11, berths - 14. There is a sanitary cabin and a pilot cabin.

    The lead ship of Project RSD59 was laid down at Okskaya Shipyard on 30 July 2019, the second ship – on 27 September 2019, the third ship – on 30 October 2019, the forth – on 29 November 2019, the fifth – on 27 December 2019, the sixth – on 28 January 2020.

    Related links:

    Okskaya Shipyard launches first multipurpose dry cargo vessel of Project RSD59 built for Petrotrans >>>>

    First multipurpose dry cargo carrier of Project RSD59 laid down for Astrol >>>>

    Keel-laying for Petrotrans Shipping’s first multi-purpose RSD59 dry cargo vessel >>>>

    Okskaya Sudoverf to build five dry cargo carriers of Project RSD59 for PetroTrans under STLC order>>>>




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