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05.02.21 12:58
Three vessels from Marine Engineering Bureau projects were nominated for Best of 2020 Awards: "Barentsevo More", "Zenit" and "Beisug"



Three vessels from Marine Engineering Bureau projects have been nominated for Best of 2020 Awards:
 
• "Barentsevo More" of the project KMT01;
• "Zenit" of the ST184 project;
• "Beisug" of the MPSV12 project.
 
Baird Maritime has identified 133 nominated vessels (a list of vessels under consideration) from those built around the world in 2020 for examination, including the "Barentsevo More", the "Zenith" and the "Beisug".
 
The lead large-capacity trawler of the KMT01 project, "Baretsevo More", has been named the best trawler-processor (factory) of 2020 by Baird Maritime.
 
Baird Maritime is one of the world's leading maritime publications. Founder of the renowned maritime news portal BairdMaritime.com, Work Boat World, Fishing Boat World, Ship World, Ausmarine and Commercial Mariner magazines as well as the leading ship broking platforms WorkBoatWorld.com and ShipWorld.com.
 
A separate article has been published for each vessel on the Baird Maritime website.
 
As for the "Baretsevo More" trawler project KMT01, voted the best of its class in 2020, the website said: "The KMT01 vessels have retained the original trawler width of 17 metres and a freezer hold capacity of 2,500 cubic metres, which allows freezing up to 120 tonnes of fish a day from the design. However, there are noticeable differences to the original Skipsteknisk design, such as the increased length of the vessel to 86 metres from its original length of 80.25 metres. Among other things, the changes in the factory, lengthened hull allowed the "Baretsevo More" trawler and its 'sisters' to accommodate nine additional crew members of the vessel and fish handlers, increasing the crew to 49.
 
The new trawler has been upgraded to Ice3 ice category, with the hull reinforced to Arc4, to ensure that it can operate in Arctic waters for long periods of time. To ensure a reasonably comfortable microclimate in these conditions, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system has been installed to ensure an internal temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, even if the outside temperature drops to -15°C. The freezing unit ensures that the cargo is preserved during long crossings of the vessel's base from the vast fishing grounds off the northern coast of Russia".
 
It is also noted that special attention has been given to ensure that the vessel's carbon footprint is as low as possible. This has resulted in a whole system of technical solutions to reduce emissions, which include a heat and power recovery system, more efficient hull design, more efficient propellers, variable frequency power plant, energy-efficient main engine with shaft generator, which guarantee a significant reduction in fuel consumption (per kWh) compared to standard solutions".
 
The catch-handling equipment on the vessel is automated, reducing the need for onboard personnel. There is also a fillet storage and sorting system and a palletising system. The products are loaded on pallets that are easily unloaded from the vessel in port or onto a reefer vessel.
 
"We believe that these factory features make logistics more flexible, which makes the arrival of the "Baretsevo More" a turning point in fishing operations in the North Atlantic".
 
For the Project ST184 crab processor "Zenit", which has been nominated for Best Crabber of 2020, the website states that it is the first purpose-built crabber that also processes the catch. Its factory, which processes 40 tonnes of Kamchatka crab a day, makes Zenit the most modern and efficient plant in the world's crab fleet today.
 
It is interesting to note that the article highlights the role of the customer (Northwest Fisheries Consortium).
 
"The operating company is a consortium with extensive experience in crab fishing in the Barents Sea", which has a deep knowledge of such vessels.
 
They provided detailed requirements in the design, specifying speed, weather conditions, tonnage, daily catch rates for various species, capacity at processing and freezing.
 
The new "Zenit"-type vessels will replace the 40-year-old crab vessels, which were modified from US supply vessels.
 
It is noted that "the new series will be much more efficient, have a much higher extraction, processing and freezing capacity and be a much safer work platform for its crew".
 
This vessel is also equipped with a heat recovery system that uses waste heat from the engine cooling water and exhaust gases.
 
Regarding the MPSV12 project's multifunctional shallow-water salvage and rescue tugboat, "Beisug", which was nominated for best vessel of 2020 in its class, the website notes that "like other MPSV12 project vessels, "Beisug" was designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau for the full range of salvage and other related tasks. It has therefore been equipped with a wide range of equipment for each mission".
 
The Project MPSV12 "Beisug" has a very complex set of functions (patrolling, search and assistance of vessels in distress, rescue, ship-repair and diving, towing, OSR, rescue, evacuation and accommodation of people, firefighting, diving to 3000m depth, cargo and personnel delivery) unique for its size (80m length) and ARC5 Arctic ice class deadweight - with a draft of 4.50m / 3.20m it is 1936 tonnes / 440 tonnes.