The motor ship “Ursa Mayor” was transferred from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea to perform new tasks ensuring transport accessibility in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the Kaliningrad shipping line operator reported on April 11 ” Oboronlogistics” Official Internet Portal.
The flagship of the Oboronlogistics fleet, the motor ship Ursa Major, arrived at the port of St. Petersburg from the port of Novorossiysk, passing through Gibraltar, the English Channel and the Denmark Strait. The ship spent 20 days on the voyage and weathered two storms. Currently, the ship is docked at the ship repair yard, where she is undergoing scheduled maintenance as part of her periodic inspection.
In the summer, the motor ship “Ursa Mayor” is expected to enter the container line between St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. The exact date for the vessel to enter the line will be determined based on the results of the detection of defects in all components and mechanisms.
The motor ship “Ursa Mayor” is a universal dry cargo ship of RO-RO/LO-LO class (horizontal and vertical loading). It is designed for the transportation of general cargo (including oversized cargo), containers and rolling equipment (cars, trucks and other equipment).
The ship is equipped with two cranes, each with a lifting capacity of 350 tons. Packaged cargoes, equipment, containers and other goods weighing up to 1,200 tons are placed in the cargo hold of the ship. The loading platform can accommodate up to 120 units of rolling, wheeled or tracked vehicles. The five-level open platform can accommodate more than 405 twenty-foot containers.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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