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On 27.09.21 multipurpose RSD59 dry-cargo vessel "Astrol-2" of 8144 tons deadweight of the Astrol shipping company has successfully completed the longest round trip for RSD59 vessels along the Northern Sea Route along the route Arkhangelsk - Cape Zeleny (Chersky village, Kolyma river) - Arkhangelsk. The total length of the record route was more than 5.000 nautical miles, the duration was almost 40 days.
 
Photos provided by the press service of the Astrol company.
 
Loading with project cargo, vehicles and 40-foot containers began on 13.08 at the Ekonomiya terminal (Arkhangelsk sea trade port). The total weight of the cargo is 1760 tons.
 
RSD59 vessel "Astrol-2" departed from Arkhangelsk on 19 of August. The vessel entered the NSR route through the Karskiye Vorota. Near Bely Island in the Kara Sea, m / v "Astrol-2" was caught in a storm. The vessel passed ice fields and separately floating hummocks between the islands of Troinaya and Bolshoi. Having successfully passed Cape Chelyuskin and the Vilkitsky Strait, the "Astrol-2" again fell into stormy conditions in combination with waves up to 3 m in the Laptev Sea. On the way to Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island and Dmitry Laptev Strait, on 1 of September, perennial ice was encountered. On 2 of September, RSD59 vessel "Astrol-2 reached the mouth of the Kolyma River (Ambarchik Bay) along the East Siberian Sea. On 03.09 at 17.00 Moscow time, the vessel stopped for unloading in the port of Cape Zeleny (Chersky village) on the Kolyma River.
 
On 27 September the return trip to Arkhangelsk was successfully completed by RSD59 vessel "Astrol-2". For RSD59 vessels the voyage became a record in terms of range and time spent on the Northern Sea Route.
 
The uniqueness and success of the voyage is ensured by careful joint work of specialists, as well as the planned training of crews and dry cargo vessels.
 
The successful voyage of "Astrol-2" multipurpose dry-cargo vessel opened up new opportunities for the operation of RSD59 vessels on various sections of the Northern Sea Route.
 
RSD59 vessels are the most demanded among river-sea navigation dry cargo vessels. To date, the total order of multipurpose RSD59 dry cargo vessels is 63 vessels (forty six built, seventeen in operation): this is the most massive series of vessels built over the past 10 years at domestic plants.
 
The lessees are the shipping companies "Pola Rise", "Idel", "Petrotrans", "Astrol", "Alfa".
 
The RSD59 prj. was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
Krasnoe Sormovo Shipyard has already built 29 multipurpose RSD59 dry cargo vessels, 11 more RSD59 vessels are in operation.
 
Oka Shipyard has signed contract for more 18 RSD59 vessels. Fourteen are accepted for operation.
 
Nevsky Shipyard has put into operation three RSD59 vessels, 2 more ones are under construction.
 
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).
 
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;
• deadweight 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).
 
Read more about the advantages of vessels of the RSD59 project in the publication of the Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
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 1100 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.