The 141m, 8,100ton DWT vessel was the largest seen at the port in recent times. It had arrived in ballast from Newport on the early morning tide to load shredded tyres for Samsun, Turkey. The ship, built in 2020 for 'Petrotrans Shipping', is the first of 15 of the 'Volgo-Don Max' class, having the maximum dimensions to transit the Volga-Don Canal. The direction of the morning sun prevented a decent stern shot, however, the St.Petersburg registration details can be seen on a photo courtesy of fleetphoto.ru |