Nevsky Shipyard outfitting third dry bulk carrier 7678 dwt Pola Gali of Project RSD59
Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant (Nevsky Shipyard) is competing outfitting at the shipyard berth the Pola Gali, third multipurpose 7678 dwt dry cargo ship of Project RSD59, the series designer Marine Engineering Bureau said.
The contract for a five dry cargo carriers series was signed between Nevsky Shipyard, State Transport Leasing Company as a Customer and shipping company Pola Rise as a Leaseholder.
The RSD59 series vessels are being built to MEB designated Volgo-Don Max class of MEB 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.
RS Class notation: КМ Ice2 R2 АUT1-ICS and complies with all the requirements of international conventions being in force at the time keel laying.
With Volga-Don Canal allowable draft of 3,60 meters in fresh water the vessel deadweight is 5,271 tonnes; with 4,53-meter draft in salt water DWT is 7,678 tonnes.
Key particulars: LOA: 141.0 m; Breadth overall: 16.98 m; Depth: 6.0 m; Depth: 6,00 m. Cargo holds capacity: 11,400 cbm; Operating speed: 10,5 kn; Crew: 10; Accommodations: 14 with two extra cabins; Endurance: 20 days.
Overall, three shipyards (Krasnoe Sormovo, Nevsky and Okskaya Shipyard) were contracted to build 40 ships of Project RSD59. Eleven of them have already been built and the rest are at different stages of construciton. Nevsky Shipyard was contracted to build five newbuilds of Project RSD59.
Launching of the Pola Anatolia, fist in the five RSD59 series was held at Nevsky Shipyard on July 5, 2018. The second vessel Pola Anfisa (laid down May 25, 2017) was launched November 13, 2018. Keel laying for the third, fourth and fifth vessels (Pola Gali, Pola Callista and Pola Kiriena) was held on Nov. 12, Dec. 22 and July 2, 2017, respectively.
Schliesselburg, Russia based Nevsky Shipyard, LLC is one of the oldest enterprises of water transport in Russia’s North-West region, which has been building and repairing ships from 1952. Nevsky Shipyard’s production facilities are located on the left bank of the Neva River. The shipyard builds sea-going and inland vessels and performs repair and maintenance of any types. Its own shiplift enables Nevsky Shipyard to launch and lift for drydocking 150-m-long, 4,800-tonne ships.
