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Main engines are loaded on the automobile and railroad ferry «General Chernyakhovsky» which is being built by order of FSUE «Rosmorport»

Main engines are loaded on the automobile and railroad ferry «General Chernyakhovsky» which is being built by order of FSUE «Rosmorport»

Main engines were loaded on the automobile and railroad dual-fuel ferry for the line Ust-Luga – Baltiysk «General Chernyakhovsky» which is being built by order of FSUE «Rosmorport».

The 200-meter railroad ferry «General Chernyakhovsky» has an ice class of Arc4. Two dual-fuel main engines with a capacity of 6000 kW each use liquefied natural gas or low-sulfur diesel fuel as fuel.

Using clean fuel will reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere by 20-30%, nitrogen oxides by over 90%, sulfur oxides and carbon black by 100% compared to similar vessels operating on traditional heavy fuel.

At the moment, for the benefit of the FSUE «Rosmorport», two eco-friendly dual-fuel automobile and railroad ferries «Marshal Rokossovsky» and «General Chernyakhovsky» are being built for the railway ferry crossing «Ust-Luga - Baltiysk», capable of operating on both low-sulfur fuel and liquefied natural gas. The ferry «Marshal Rokossovsky» is currently undergoing completion afloat.

The commissioning of ferries on the «Ust-Luga – Baltiysk» line will allow updating the fleet at this strategically important for the country ferry and ensuring the transport security of the Kaliningrad Region.

Basic technical characteristics of the vessel:

Class of the Russian Maritime
Register of Shipping (RoS)
КМ(*)Arc4 AUT1-ICS OMBO ECO
GFS Ro-ro ship

Overall length, m
199.90
Width, m
27.00
Depth to main deck, m
14.70
Draught at the summer load waterline, m   
6.00
Main engines, kW
2х6000
LNG storage tanks, m3
2х300
Speed in clean waters, knots
16.5
Crew/passengers, people
24/12