ODESA, AUGUST 16th, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― The shipyard Western Baltija Shipbuilding, Lithuania, has commissioned A second multipurpose barge designed in Odesa, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The agency has been informed in the press service of the Marine Engineering Bureau, Odesa.

According to the press service, 14 August 14 Western Baltija Shipbuilding (Klaipeda, Lithuania) carried out a grand launch of the second multipurpose dry cargo barges Svisloch, deadweight 6100 tons, project DCB23.

The barge project DCB23 can be used for the transportation of general and bulk cargoes, including steel products, scrap metal, grain, timber, logs and lumber, building materials and paper.

The barge is a steel-deck non-self propelled vessel with a double bottom, double sides, four holds equipped with hatch covers pontoon type, with the aft of Defense and the duty of the room.

The project is designed for a class KE R2 Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and meets all the requirements of international conventions in force at the time of keel laying. The case is strengthened in accordance with the requirements of the RS ice category Ice2.

INFORMATION: OJSC Marine Engineering Bureau was registered on March, 23rd, 1995 in Odesa, Ukraine. It was founded by a group of scientists of the Shipbuilding Department, Odesa National Maritime University. OJSC Marine Engineering Bureau works out pre-contract classification projects, projects of “conversion”, upgrade and renewal of sea vessels for internal and mixed journeys. They also prepare projects for increasing carrying and container capacities of ships and other related work.