“Marine Industry of Russia”
Exhibition Hall,
May 23-25, 2012
Time left till opening of the Forum:
5 days 2 hours 13 minutes
The Ministry of Transportof the Russian Federation FGU «Rostransmodernizatsiya»
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Four fifths of the world trade volume is served by marine vessels. Over 90% of the Russian fleet are cargo ships and the remainder are passenger ships. In accordance with the Marine doctrine of the Russian Federation signed by the President on 27 July 2001, sea shipping development is of high importance for the inland traffic and external economic activities.
Advantages of Sea Shipping:
- relatively low costs;
- high freight-carrying capacity of the vessels;
- unlimited traffic capacity;
- single legal and law environment.
Groups of Cargo Ships
Cargo ships are divided in 2 main groups: liquid and dry cargo vessels. Dry cargo vessels can be general cargo or special purpose vessels; the latter include containerships, bulk carriers (bulkers), car carriers, reefer ships, ferries, heavy-duty carriers, lighter-carriers, tugs etc.
Sea-Going Vessels Classification
Depending on cruise regularity, maritime traffic is either line or tramp. Linear ships are those cruising between certain ports along stable freight traffic routes in accordance with timetable. Their basic advantage is regularity, time-frame observance, and relative stability of price policy. Tramp vessels (from English word “tramp” – a vagabond) irregularly cruise with chance or way freights and do not have a certain timetable.
Sea- and ocean-going carriers can be:
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- Liquid cargo carriers (tankers)
- General dry cargo vessels
- Containerships (rank second in maritime traffic after liquid cargo carriers)
- Bulkers (the biggest of dry cargo carriers). They serve to handle different ores, coal or grain handling in bulk.
- Reefer ships
- Car carriers.
- Lighter-carriers are designed for transportation of individual barges (lighters) with freight-carrying capacity more than 200-800 tons.
Carriers and their activity are regulated by national laws and international regulatory documents, rules and conventions, and compliance with their requirements is under strict control by signatory powers.
Features of Shipbuilding for Sea Shipping
Generally, shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises are located in the immediate vicinity of a sea or a river or a canal where a vessel can be launched. However, this rule applies to the process of shipbuilding only.
All auxiliary works, from marine engineering to ship repair and refitting, do not require water area and thus can be located apart from shipyards and shipbuilding regions.
The development of marine shipbuilding today requires smooth functioning of the following “triangle”: shippers, freight forwarders (ship-owners) and shipbuilders. There exist some good examples of stable relations; however, such relations tend to be an exception so far.
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