The keels of two RSD81 project dry cargo vessels were laid down at the production site of the Lenin Shipyard in Astrakhan. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
RSD81 project vessels are designed for the transportation of general and bulk cargo (including grain), 20- and 40-foot international standard containers (up to 385 TEU, including 160 TEU on hatch covers).
The dry cargo vessels can transport packaged lumber, round timber, scrap metal and metal in bundles and rolls, oversized, long and heavy cargo, coal, as well as dangerous goods. They will be operated on inland waterways, including the Volga-Baltic Waterway and the Volga-Don Canal.
Vessel characteristics: overall length — 141 m, overall width — 16.98 m, deadweight — 9345 t, board height — 6.8 m, draft — 5.3 m.
The customer of the RSD81 project vessels is GTLK. It is planned to build 6 dry cargo vessels in this series. The work will be completed by the end of 2026.
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