Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding Co. (Qingdao, China) launched on June 15, 2010 the Agat dry cargo ship, the second multipurpose vessel of DCV36 project series. The vessel is being built for Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCLH), Marine Engineering Bureau said.

 
Overall, the Korean Hyundai Company’s portfolio of orders includes 10 ships of the series of 5.280dwt to be constructed at its China shipyard.

The DCV36 project vessels are intended for maritime transportation of general and bulked cargoes, including 20 and 40-foot ISO containers up to 9.5 feet (including refcontainers), metal, grain, timber, coal, bulky and heavy cargoes, Dangerous Goods Class 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 and Annex B of the BC Code. Ice3 category allows the ships to operate during winter in the Baltic and White seas. The vessel is designed for a class of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) KM Ice 3 AUT1.
 

LOA - 89.96 meters, length 84.89 m, beam 14,5 m, depth 7,5 m, LWL - 6,40 m, deadGSLght 5,280 tons.
 

The lead ship of the series – the Amethyst was laid at the shipyard on Nov. 16, 2009, launched – on May 17, 2010. There are 6 ships of 10 currently under construction. Universal Cargo Logistics Holding plans to take delivery of all ships of the series until the end of 2011.

UNIVERSAL CARGO LOGISTICS HOLDING BV (UCLH) is a transport Holding that integrates and controls Sea Port of St. Petersburg Group of companies, Taganrog and Tuapse sea commercial ports and other transport assets.

Marine Engineering Bureau is a private design and engineering firm, recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Russian River Register and Register of Shipping Ukraine.
(Source:en.portnews.ru)