The universal dry cargo ship "Arkhip Kuindzhi" (project RSD59) of the "river-sea" type was launched at the Nevsky Shipyard (Nevsky SSZ) in Shlisselburg (Leningrad Oblast). This was reported by the press service of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS).
The vessel is designed for transporting oversized, long, and heavy cargo.
One of its advantages is the presence of an extended hold. The height of the hold allows for three-tier placement of containers up to 9.6 feet high.
RS General Director Sergey Kulikov stated that the technical and technological capabilities of RSD59 vessels make them a strategically important link in the global transport system. Such dry cargo ships will help build efficient logistics chains, he concluded.
Characteristics of RSD59 project vessels:
- Length — 141 m
- Width — 16.9 m
- Board height — 6 m
- Draft — 4.7 m
- Deadweight — 8,079 t
- Main engine power — 2 x 1213 kW
- Number of cargo holds — 2
The dry cargo ship "Arkhip Kuindzhi" completes the RSD59 project series, the construction of which was carried out at the Nevsky Shipyard. The vessel is being built for "Mashpromlizing" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).
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