en.Wedoany.com Reported - Azerbaijan's Baku Shipyard has secured a contract from Kazakhstan's KTZ Express Shipping to build two dry cargo ships. The vessels, measuring 140.97 meters in length, will be used for both maritime and river operations and are expected to be delivered within 28 months of contract signing.

Each vessel will have a beam of 16.90 meters, a hull height of 6.80 meters, a sea draft of 5.56 meters, and a river draft of 3.60 meters. The design enables each ship to have a cargo capacity of approximately 9,900 tonnes at sea and 5,057 tonnes in river mode. Container capacity is planned for 537 TEU and 433 TEU respectively. Each vessel will be equipped with two 1,600 kW main engines, achieving a speed of approximately 11 knots.

This order brings the total number of vessels built by Baku Shipyard under international contracts to four. Kazakhstan Temir Zholy's broader fleet program includes six universal dry cargo container ships, four of which are being built by China's Jiangsu Haizhongzhou Shipbuilding and two by Baku Shipyard.

Shahin Babayev, Executive Director of AZCON Holding, stated: "We are confident that this cooperation will lay a solid foundation for successful new projects in the future." Nurlan Zhakupov, Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Kazyna, noted that establishing a dedicated fleet for Kazakhstan Temir Zholy will enhance the stability of the Trans-Caspian route, expand freight capacity, and create more opportunities for attracting international partners. Established in 2011, Baku Shipyard is engaged in shipbuilding and repair, serving the Caspian Sea region. KTZ Express is a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, operating routes connecting China, Central Asia, Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East.

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