AKRUS® products application for TSHD-2000 Yuri Maslyukov vessel
- Client: FSUE Rosmorport
- Task: Supply of coatings of the AKRUS® trademark
On 23 August 2019, a ceremonial launch of the self-propelled dredger "Yuri Maslyukov" took place at the Onega Shipyard in Petrozavodsk.
The vessel, which forms part of the TSHD-2000 project, represents a contemporary and cost-effective enhancement of previously constructed dredging vessels of a similar class. The dredger has been designed to operate in the harsh weather conditions of the northern region, including the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic zone. The vessel's primary objective is to maintain the requisite navigational depths and ensure the safety of navigation in the waterway and approaches to the port of Arkhangelsk. Additionally, it is tasked with performing maintenance dredging operations at the port of Sabetta. The vessel has been named in honour of the distinguished Soviet and Russian statesman Yuri Maslyukov.
This is the sixteenth vessel constructed by the Onego Shipyard between 2015 and 2019. The construction of this vessel marks a noteworthy achievement not only for Karelian shipbuilders but also for Russia as no similar dredging vessels of this size have been constructed during either the Soviet or the post-Soviet eras.
Once the launch is complete, the dredger will undergo a series of commissioning activities. This includes testing the various mechanisms, equipment and moorings in addition to sea trials.
The vessel's specifications are as follows:
- LOA — 80,35 m;
- LBP — 76,10 m;
- Beam — 16,20 m;
- Draft while dredging— 5,10 m;
- Dredging depth: — 22 m;
- Lower hold volume — 2000 m3.
The vessel is based in Arkhangelsk port.
The following AKRUS® coatings were utilised during the construction process:
- The underwater section was coated with an anticorrosive system comprising AKRUS® 042M antifouling coating, which has been approved by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS).
- The boot-topping zone was coated with an ice-resistant coating, AKRUS® Strong, which has been approved by the RMRS for icebreakers and ice-class vessels of ARC4 and above.
- The above-water hull and surfaces above the waterline were coated with final coating was an anticorrosive system with a polyurethane coating, AKRUS® Polyur.
- The above-water hull and surfaces above the waterline are protected by an anticorrosive system comprising a final polyurethane coating, AKRUS® Polyur. This coating exhibits high elasticity and colour stability, is resistant to chalking under solar radiation and ultraviolet exposure, and is temperature-resistant.
- The ballast tanks were protected by the certified RMRS system AKRUS® Prime and AKRUS® Long, which provides protection for up to 15 years
- The dredging equipment and holds were protected by a thick-layer system consisting of two layers of universal abrasive-resistant epoxy AKRUS® Epoks C.
