AZERBAIJAN

Car railway passenger ferry built for transportation of railway wagons, motor trucks, dangerous goods, and passengers.

Technical parameters

Principal Dimensions

General

Yard Number: H108
Owner: ASCO
Delivery Date: 2021

Accommodation

Crew: 30 person
Passengers: 100 person
Total capacity: 130 person

Equipment

Main Engines: 2 x 2600 kW
Helideck: 18 x 18.2 m
Fin Stabilizer: 7.48 m2
Cargo Lift: 24.73 x 8.6 m

Dimension

Length O.A: 154.50 m
Beam MLD: 17.70 m
Depth MLD: 7.50 m
Draught: 4.50 m
Vessel Speed: 14 knot

Basic Functions: Transportation of 56 railway wagons with 1520 mm track breadth and motor trucks, Passenger, vehicle, and dangerous goods carriage, KM R2 AUT1-ICS OMBO ECO HELIDECK Ro-ro passenger ship.

Asset

Ferry

Ro-ro passenger vessel

Build Year

2021

Delivered to ASCO

Length

154.5m

Length overall

Capacity

130

Crew and passengers

AZERBAIJAN ferry under construction at Baku Shipyard — Construction stage at Baku Shipyard

Contract

Contract signing

Baku Shipyard and ASCO signed the contract for construction of the Ro-Pax car, railway and passenger ferry to be built in Azerbaijan.

Overview

Project execution

The new ferry vessel is assigned for transportation of 56 railway wagons with 1520 mm track breadth and motor trucks, including 50 car trains, dangerous goods, and passengers. The ferryboat construction foresees an aft cargo handling scheme and is equipped with a side ramp for loading and unloading vehicles from and to a usual berth.

The place for helicopter landing is equipped according to ICAO requirements. Overall dimensions of the helideck are D=18 x 18.2 m. The final approach and take-off area, touch down and lifting area are equal to overall dimensions D=16 m. Maximum weight of landing helicopter is 11 t.

The helideck is protected by a low-expansion foam fire extinguishing system. The helideck monitoring system includes visibility distance sensor, cloud border height sensor, air temperature, humidity and pressure sensor, wind speed and direction sensor, and wind cone.

Retractable fin stabilizers for stabilization underway, with fin area up to 7.48 m2, are installed in the area of bulge Fr.92-103 on starboard and port side.

The cargo lift platform has total length of 24.73 m and total breadth of 8.6 m. Safe working load of the cargo lift is two rail trucks of 94 tons each, total 188 tons, with axle load of 12 tons on four wheels or 10 tons on two wheels.

Hoisting and lowering operations are performed by four jigger winches via pre-stretched wire ropes. Hydraulic operated locking devices are provided at the longitudinal ends of the lift platform for cargo loading and unloading.

Four guide pillars and guide pieces are installed for lifting and lowering operations at harbor condition. Vehicle stopper devices are installed on deck No.1 and No.3 and operated by hydraulic cylinder. Theoretical maneuvering time of lifting or lowering with loaded vehicles on the lift platform is about three minutes.

The cargo lift system is equipped with a waterproof cover. Safe working load of the lift cover is two rail trucks of 94 tons each, total 188 tons, with axle load of 12 tons on four wheels or 10 tons on two wheels.

Operations

Core operational capability

Transportation of 56 railway wagons with 1520 mm track breadth and motor trucks

Passenger, vehicle, and dangerous goods carriage

KM R2 AUT1-ICS OMBO ECO HELIDECK Ro-ro passenger ship

Timeline

Milestone control

Each stage is organized around production readiness, quality records, and yard coordination.

Stage 01

Engineering and planning

Design, class deliverables, production planning and procurement were aligned for the Ro-Pax ferry newbuild program.

Stage 02

Construction and outfitting

Hull construction, railway and vehicle handling systems, helideck, cargo lift, outfitting and system integration were completed through yard workflows.

Stage 03

Commissioning and delivery

Final commissioning, acceptance and handover activities supported the vessel's entry into operation.

Video

From construction to delivery

Construction

Construction stages

Naming ceremony

Handover and naming ceremony

On 1 March 2021, a ceremony was held for the commissioning of AZERBAIJAN, the first passenger, vehicle and railway wagon Ro-Pax ferry built in Azerbaijan, with the participation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The vessel is 154.50 m long, 17.70 m wide and 7.50 m deep, operated by a crew of 30 and capable of 14 knots. Designed for short international voyages, the ferry can carry 100 passengers, railway wagons, vehicles and semi-trailer trucks. The vessel is equipped with two 2600 kW main engines, a 188 t cargo lift, helideck, side ramp, stabilizer system and two traction locomotives.