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Multipurpose dry-cargo vessel with deadweight of 8144 tons of project RSD59 "Vyacheslav Arshinov" (building No. 5917) was launched at "Okskaya Shipyard" on March 24, 2022 for "Idel" company which meets the increased ecological requirements DE-Tier III.
 
Lessee - "Idel" shipping company.
 
The RSD59 was designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
For vessel engines in accordance with the International Convention MARPOL since 2000 limit emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere. For vessels operating in IMO emission control areas, which are relevant for vessels in limited sailing areas and mixed river-sea navigation, e.g. in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea and laid since January 1, 2021, the new standard TIER III has come into force.
 
In order to meet its rather strict requirements, Oka Shipyard's RSD59 project vessels under construction for GTLC use an exhaust gas cleaning system to reduce NOx emissions, based on the principle of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx). The SCR system reduces the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine by means of catalytic elements and a reducing agent. During the process, the reducing agent in the form of an aqueous urea solution is injected into the exhaust gas stream. The water from the urea solution evaporates as it is injected into the hot exhaust gas.
 
The nitrogen produced in this way escapes into the atmosphere, and the water is cooled and goes overboard.
 
Totally Oka Shipyard is building 18 vessels of the RSD59 project (the first five for the Petrotrans shipping company, ten for the Astrol shipping company plus three more for the Idel company). Fifteen vessels have already been put into service.
 
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 designed in "extra full" outlines with two dry cargo holds, one of which is of record length for "Volgo-Don Max", is the successor of the three-crew series RSD49.
 
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).
 
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.
 
Keel of the RSD59 lead vessel (at Oka Shipyard) "Petrotrans-5901" (building No. 5901) was laid down on 30.07.19. She was launched on 03.03.20 and accepted for operation on 29.05.2020.
Keel of the second vessel "Petrotrans-5902" (building No. 5902) was laid down on 27.09.19. She was launched on 21.04.20 and accepted for operation on 03.07.2020.
Keel of the third vessel "Petrotrans-5903"(building No. 5903) was laid down on 30.10.19. She was launched on 10.06.20 and accepted for operation on 30.07.2020.
Keel of the fourth vessel "Petrotrans-5904" (building No. 5904) was laid down on 29.11.19. She was launched on 21.07.20 and accepted for operation on 03.09.2020.
Keel of the fifth vessel "Petrotrans-5905" (building No. 5905) was laid down on 27.12.19. She was launched on 26.08.20 and accepted for operation on 09.10.2020.
Keel of the sixth vessel "Astrol-1" (building No. 5906) was laid down on 28.01.20. She was launched on 24.09.20 and accepted for operation on 14.11.2020.
Keel of the seventh vessel "Astrol-2" (building No. 5907) was laid down on 27.02.20. She was launched on 20.10.20 and accepted for operation on 27.11.2020.
Keel of the eighth vessel "Astrol-3" (building No. 5908) was laid down on 29.04.20. She was launched on 22.12.20 and accepted for operation on 28.04.2021.
Keel of the ninth vessel "Astrol-4" (building No. 5909) was laid down on 29.06.20. She was launched on 18.02.21 and accepted for operation on 28.04.2021.
Keel of the tenth vessel "Astrol-5" (building No. 5910) was laid down on 12.08.20. She was launched on 31.03.21 and accepted for operation on 18.05.2021.
Keel of the eleventh vessel "Astrol-6" (building No. 5911) was laid down on 25.09.20. She was launched on 29.04.21 and accepted for operation on 16.06.2021.
Keel of the twelfth vessel "Valentin Smyslov" (building No. 5912) was laid down on 30.10.20. She was launched on 26.05.21 and accepted for operation on 30.07.2021.
Keel of the thirteenth vessel "Astrol-7" (building No. 5913) was laid down on 19.11.20. She was launched on 29.06.21 and accepted for operation on 26.08.2021.
Keel of the fourteenth vessel "Alexander Ivanov" (building No. 5914) was laid down on 15.12.20. She was launched on 03.08.21 and accepted for operation on 29.09.2021.
Keel of the fifteenth vessel "Astrol-8" (building No. 5915) was laid down on 17.12.20. She was launched on 30.09.21 and accepted for operation on 08.11.2021.
Keel of the sixteenth vessel "Gennadiy Egorov" (building No. 5916) was laid down on 25.05.21. She was launched on 23.12.2021.
Keel of the seventeenth vessel "Vyacheslav Arshinov" (building No. 5917) was laid down on 26.05.21. She was launched on 24.03.2022.
Keel of the eighteenth vessel (building No. 5918) was laid down on 26.05.21.