Azerbaijan to Get New Passenger Vessel This Year-end
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company expects to get the first of the three passenger vessels being built currently at the Baku Shipbuilding & Repair Plant (Baku Shipyard LLC) until the end of 2015, reports the Trend.
The cases of all three ships are already built and the company plans to commission the first of three passenger vessels designed for 80 people.
Fuel, oil and water tanks have successfully passed hydraulic tests, main engines were mounted, welding on the main deck was finished at the vessel to be commissioned before late 2015, says a statement from the company.
The launch of the two remaining vessels is scheduled for 2016. Each vessel has a capacity of 80 passengers, and will also be able to take on board up to 10 tons of various cargoes.
"Hulls of the vessels are made of steel and topsides of aluminium. The use of lightweight materials and installation of two main engines each with capacity of 1,895 kWt will allow passenger vessels to pick up speed of around 40 km an hour. That is by two times more than the ACSC existing marine vessels," the Company said.
The vessels will be able to sail at distance of up to 100 miles from the shore.