Russia: Okskaya Shipyard Starts Sea Trials for Two Vessels of Project RSD44

On April 24th 2012 the ninth and tenth “Volga max” dry cargo ships of project RSD44 Captain Shumilov and Kapitan Kanatov, constructed by the Okskaya Shipyard for the Volga Shipping Company, started their sea trials. These Volgamax dry cargo ships of Project RSD44 were designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.

Bulk carriers of project RSD-44 are suitable for the transportation of bulk, general cargoes and containers and will replace the vessels of the previous series “Volga-Don”. New vessels have precedence over the previous vessels in performance, environmental friendliness, economical efficiency and vessel convenience.

Capacity of the vessels under RSD44 project amounts to 5.5 thousand tons, which is by 500 tons more then the capacity of Volgo-Don bulk carriers. Overall height of new vessels is twice less and amounts only to 8 meters. This will allow the vessels to pass under the bridges of Russian cities without raising them, which will reduce the time of cargo delivery.

Vessel particulars:

length – 138.9 m,

beam – 16,5 m,

depth – 5 m,

coaming height – 2,2 m,

fresh water draft 3,6 m DWT – 5,543 tons,

salt water draft 3.53 m DWT – 5,562 tons,

cargo hold capacity – 7090 cbm;

Russian River Register Class – + O-OL 2,0 (ice 20) A.

The ninth vessel Captain Shumilov was launched on November 22nd and the tenth vessel Kapitan Kanatov on January 19th 201.

JSC «OKA Shipyard» was founded in 1907 and is a company dedicated to the construction of medium-tonnage vessels. The main activities of the company are: shipbuilding (bulk oil and dry cargo medium-tonnage vessels for combined navigation, container ships, special vessels and barges), bridge building (mobile pontoons, different types of road bridges) and metal constructions.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, April 26, 2012; Images: meb