New loop for dual-fuel road-railway ferry
Russia's first dual-fuel road-railway ferry, named after the Polish-Russian Marshal Rokossovsky, is preparing for its next trip. After having successfully completed its voyage from the seaport of Tuzla, Istanbul, to the seaport of Kaliningrad, the ferry will be put on the Ust-Luga - Baltiysk line.
The ferry, built for the FSUE "Rosmorport" with Arc4 ice reinforcement, is equipped with a dual-fuel diesel propulsion unit, two adjustable pitch propellers as well as safe manoeuvring in narrow passages, mooring and unmooring of the vessel.
Another ferry, the “General Chernyakhovsky” currently under construction, is expected to join the fleet engaged in the Ust-Luga - Baltiysk line at the end of 2022,.
The use of environmentally clean fuel will allow to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere by 20-30 %, nitrogen oxides – by over 90 %, sulphur oxides and carbon black – by 100 % compared to similar vessels running on traditional heavy fuel. (sh)