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Sunday 1 March 2015

Russian pusher tugs project 81 and barge project 82 2013-2015




Pusher tugs are the Cherepovetsky Metallurg (the first was laid down on 12 March 2013, launched on 20 August 2014 and to be delivered in the spring of 20150, Vega, Stal’noiy or Stalnoi (the second tug, launched on 9 September 2014) and Sirius. Built at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard for account of shipping company P. TranksCo., Moscow, Russia. On 25 February 2015 was the Vega launched, the 4th of the six to be built. In fact had the tugs to be delivered already in 2014. The building was via a leasing scheme financed by LLC Gasprombanklizing and the contract with her future owner P. TransCo LLC was signed in February 2013. Displacement 365 tonnes and dimensions 25,01m (over all) x 10 metres. The barge measured 5.200 tons and was to be pushed with a speed of 10 knots.