The Project For Two Luxury Expedition Vessels Is Progressing At Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki Shipyard Inc. is currently working on the project NB 516-517 of two Luxury Expedition Vessels for Vodohod, and the equipment purchases have been started.
The vessels are intended to operate both in the Arctic and Antarctic waters as well as in the tropical waters during the Spring and Autumn seasons. The project moves forward according to the plan and the shipyard already started the purchasing process of the equipment and materials.
Vodohod placed the contract to build the ships with the Finnish yard that had previously been owned by the United Shipbuilding Corporation group of Russia, in July last year.
Main Particulars of the vessels:
Length – 113 m
Breadth – 20,2 m
Draught – 5,7 m
Cruising speed – 14 knots
Ice class – PC5
Capacity – 157 passengers
Classification – Lloyd’s Register
The two vessels are scheduled to enter service in 2021 and 2022, res
