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22.05.20 19:53
Dry-cargo vessel "Pola Maria" of RSD59 project passed the bridges of St. Petersburg to Denmark with a cargo of blades for wind turbines

On the night of May 21-22, 2020, the multipurpose dry-cargo vessel "Pola Maria" with a deadweight of 8144 tons of RSD59 project, recently put in to operation by Krasnoe Sormovo, passed the layout of the bridges of St. Petersburg to Denmark with twenty-four 62-meter blades for wind generators on board.
 
Usually cargo of this size is transported on hatch covers. The presence of a unique long hold L = 77.35 m on the RSD59 made it possible to take the blades into the hold - 16 pieces (plus those that were placed on the covers - another 8 pieces).
 
In an interview with IAA Portnews, Chairman of the Russian Wind Industry Association Igor Bryzgunov explained that "Pola Rice" is a member of the Wind Industry Association and provides transportation from Russia to Denmark of 48 blades of Vestas (also a member of the Russian Wind Industry Association) for wind turbines.
 
"These are the first blades that are produced under the program for localizing the production of components for wind turbines in Russia," Bryzgunov said.
 
The builder is Krasnoe Sormovo (director Mikhail Pershin). "Pola Maria" (building number 06014) was laid down on 30.09.19. Launched on 01.30.2020. Put in to operation 04.29.20.
 
The head vessel of the series m/v "Pola Makaria" was included in the list of Significant Ships of 2018 of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA).
 
Shipping company "Pola Rise" is a lessee.
 
The source of the photographs - website of the PortNews information and analytical agency.
 
The RSD59 prj. was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
Krasnoe Sormovo Shipyard has already built 10 multipurpose RSD59 dry cargo vessels and 10 more ones are at different step of construction. Plus an agreement for more 20 ones was signed.
 
For information: Nevsky Shipyard has put into operation two RSD59 vessels, the third is launched and 2 more ones are under construction.
 
Oka Shipyard has signed contract for more 15 RSD59 vessels. Six are laid down, the lead vessel was launched on the 3 of march 2020.
 
By other words, the total order for RSD59 vessels is 60 vessels for the moment (fourteen built, twenty six in operation, twenty in option).
 
RSD59 vessels refer to the "Volga-Don Max" type due to MEB internal classification. They have maximum possible dimensions for the Volga-Don Canal.
 
Vessels of the series can be operated for transportations of general, bulk, timber, grain and large-sized cargoes, dangerous goods of 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 classes of IMDG Code and cargoes of category B of IMSBC Code. Sailing regions are Mediterranean, Caspian, Black, Baltic, White, North Seas, including voyages around Europe and to Irish Sea in winter. The new dry-cargo project RSD59, which is constructed in "super-full" ship lines with two dry cargo holds, one of which has a record length for Volgo-Don Max vessels, is the successor of the three-hold RSD49 series.
 
Advantages of the RSD59 project in comparison with the best of the previously constructed dry cargo vessels of the Volga-Don Max class of the RSD49 project (by the example of m/v "Pola Fiva" with increased marine function):
 
• the existence of a long L = 77.35 m hold (RSD49 vessel has L = 52 m cargo hold ) that allows transportation of oversized and heavy cargo; this is relevant for the market of the Caspian region countries;
• the hold's height is increased up to 9000 mm, that is 620 mm bigger than for RSD49 project. Such height allows to load 9'6'' containers ("high cube containers"), 3 ones in single stack;
• deadweight at draught of 3.60 m is 5320 t (RSD49 has 4507 t), increase is 813 t;
• eadweight at a draught of 4.20 m 6944 tons (RSD49 project has 6021 t), increased by 923 t;
• deadweight at the maximum draught of 4.706 m is 8144 t (RSD49 has 7143 t at maximum draught of 4.70 m), increase is 1000 t;
• removable type hatch covers are installed. Opening and closing of each section is operated with the help of a special frame crane, which is located in the area of the front bulkhead of the residential superstructure;
• movement and controllability are provided by two rudder propeller units (better maneuverability in the narrow waters, more cargo space due to the reduction of size of engine room).
 
The project is designed for a class notation KM Ice2(hull; power) R2 AUT1-ICS BWM(T) CONT (deck, cargo holds Nos.1,2) DG (bulk, pack) of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and meets all the requirements of international conventions acted at the moment of the vessel's keel laying.
 
In this case, RSD59 vessels' deadweight is the largest for dry cargo vessels satisfying the dimensions of the Volga-Don Shipping Channel.
 
For characteristic for the VDSC draught of 3.60 m, river deadweight is 5320 t; the largest marine deadweight for draught 4.706 m is 8144 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 11400 cubic m.
 
Both cargo holds are box-shaped, smooth-walled, and convenient at cargo operations and placing the goods without stowage. Their dimensions are 77.35 x 12.25 x 9.0 m and 27.03 x 12.25 x 9.0 m.
 
The operating speed is 10.5 knots.
 
Two medium-speed diesels (main engine) of 1200 kW each use heavy fuel oil with viscosity of IFO380 Heavy fuel stores are placed in deep-tanks in area of the ER fore bulkhead, separated from outside water by double bottom and double sides.
 
Sea sailing autonomy is 20 day.
 
Crew consists of 11 people, total places onboard are 14. Sanitary and pilot cabins are provided.
 
Designed vessel hull's life term is 24 years. The double bottom is designed for distributed load with intensity of 12 tons per square meter, and also allows to use 16 t bucket grab.
 
Keel of the RSD59 lead vessel (at Krasnoe Sormovo Shipyard) "Pola Makaria" (building No. 06001) was laid down on 05.09.17. She was launched on 20.04.18 and accepted for operation on 24.05.2018.
Keel of the second vessel "Pola Filofea" (building No. 06002) was laid down on 19.09.17. She was launched on 08/06/2018 and accepted for operation on 05.07.2018.
Keel of the third vessel "Pola Sofia" (building No. 06003) was laid down on 25.09.17. She was launched on 12.07.2018 and accepted for operation on 08.08.2018.
Keel of the fourth vessel "Pola Feodosia" (building No. 06004) was laid down on 20.12.17. She was launched on 17.08.18 and accepted for operation on 14.09.2018.
Keel of the fifth vessel "Pola Fiva" (building No. 06005) was laid down on 25.12.17. She was launched on 21.09.18 and accepted for operation on 15.10.2018.
Keel of the sixth vessel "Idel 1" (building No. 06006) was laid down on 25.09.18. She was launched on 21.02.19 and accepted for operation on 16.05.2019.
Keel of the seventh vessel "Idel 2" (building No. 06007) was laid down on 27.11.18. She was launched on 05.04.19 and accepted for operation on 23.05.2019.
Keel of the eighth vessel "Idel 3" (building No. 06008) was laid down on 14.12.18. She was launched on 14.05.19 and accepted for operation on 28.06.2019.
Keel of the ninth vessel "Andrey Zuev" (building No. 06009) was laid down on 28.02.19. She was launched on 21.06.19 and accepted for operation on 16.07.2019.
Keel of the tenth vessel "Pola Harita" (building No. 06010) was laid down on 18.04.19. She was launched on 02.08.19 and accepted for operation on 06.09.2019.
Keel of the eleventh vessel "Pola Pelagia" (building No. 06011) was laid down on 21.05.19. She was launched on 20.09.2019 and accepted for operation on 11.10.2019.
Keel of the twelfth vessel "Aleksandr Sokolov" (building No. 06012) was laid down on 28.06.19. She was launched on 25.10.2019 and accepted for operation on 12.11.2019.
Keel of the thirteenth vessel "Pola Anastasia" (building No. 06013) was laid down on 20.08.19. She was launched on 12.12.2019.
Keel of the fourteenth vessel "Pola Maria" (building No. 06014) was laid down on 30.09.19. She was launched on 30.01.2020.
Keel of the fifteenth vessel "Pola Yaroslava" (building No. 06015) was laid down on 01.11.19. She was launched on 05.03.2020.
Keel of the sixteenth vessel "Pola Varvara" (building No. 06016) was laid down on 02.12.19. She was launched on 17.04.2020.