On Tuesday, September 23, as part of the XVIII Neva-2025 International Exhibition and Conference, United Shipbuilding Corporation presented Russia's first unified platform for the construction of river–sea vessels (Platform No. 1).
As explained in the USC press service, the unified platform developed by the corporation's engineering unit and the Vimpel design bureau is designed for the serial construction of universal dry cargo ships, container ships and tankers of the RS R2 class.
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"During the development of the project, several important decisions were made to maximize the simplification and unification of equipment on ships: the propulsion and steering complex will be fully unified for all ships, and auxiliary diesel generators will be the same for all types of ships - only their number will differ depending on the specific vessel," USC representatives noted. – The components of the power plant and general ship equipment will also be unified: pumps, ventilation and air conditioning systems, shut-off valves. The layout of the premises and their equipment will be carried out according to uniform standards."
Thanks to these changes, the number of unique components requiring separate production and maintenance will be reduced by 20%, which will significantly simplify the production, installation and maintenance of ships, as well as reduce the cost of purchasing and storing components.
The platform solution will be the development of projects for three types of vessels:
- • universal cargo ship, RS R2 class (superstructure in the stern, an analogue of the RSD59 project);
- • container ship, class RS R2 (superstructure in the bow, analog of project 00108);
- • tanker, RS R2 class (analog of the 19900M project).
To implement the platform approach, USC specialists propose using six unified hull blocks on all types of vessels. During the construction of ships, not only individual hull blocks will be typical, but also most of the ship's accessories. This will create a pool of permanent suppliers, saturate the market with the necessary spare parts, which should subsequently have a positive impact on the timing and cost of ship maintenance.
The new platform solutions are designed in accordance with modern international standards on CO2 emissions and the energy efficiency index.
Main characteristics of vessels of the unified river–sea platform:
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Technical specifications
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Universal cargo ship
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Container ship
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Tanker
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Length, m
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141
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Width, m
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16,8
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Draft, m
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3,6/4,7/5,4
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3,6/4,7
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Deadweight at a draft of 4.7 m, t
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7800
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7420
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7900
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Deadweight at a draft of 5.4 m, t
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9445
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9100
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-
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Container capacity, TEU
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248
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471
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-
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Cargo holds/tanks capacity, m3
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12400
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11600
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8900
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