Russia: Newbuild MV Nephrite Joins VBTH’s Fleet

On April 10th 2012 the 5039 DWT MV Nephrite entered Volga-Balt Transportation Holding’s (VBTH) fleet and begun its active service. The Nephrite is the sixth vessel in a series of ten Project DCV36 vessels ordered by VBTH from China’s Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding Co.

Unlike previous dry cargo vessels series (RSD44 and RSD49 projects) built for the holding, vessels of DCV36 project are seagoing vessel of unrestricted sailing region. This project has corresponding safety factor, thickness of hull elements and main engines capacity.

DCV36 prj. is of striking innovation character type. Deadweight exceeding 5000 t for present-day single hold dry cargo vessel with calculated length less than 85 m was reached for the first time.

Vessel Nephrite is steel single-deck motor-ship with single cargo hold, single screw, with forecastle and poop, with deck-house and engine-room located aft, with a double bottom and double sides in the cargo area, with removable grain bulkheads, with bulb fore and transom aft ends, with hatch covers of “folding” type of Cargotech firm, with bow thruster.

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World Maritime News Staff, April 12, 2012; Image: MEB