On May 22, Russian shipyard Okskaya Sudoverf held the keel-laying of the first dry cargo carrier of Project RSD32M in a series of eight ships. The vessels were ordered by PAO STLC for Belmax Shipping Company and Navis 1.
Dry cargo carriers of Project RSD32M are intended for the transportation of general and dry bulk cargo (including grain), bundled sawn timber, round timber, metal scrap, bundled and coiled metal, heavy and oversized cargo, coal, hazardous cargo of class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 and category "B".
The contract was signed on November 30, 2017.
