The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world. In fact it’s deepest part is only 14m. The Don River empties into the Azov sea. The Volga-Don canal connects the Volga and the Caspian sea with the sea of Azov. The maximum ship size across the canal is 141m with a draft of 3.5m. The Caspian sea region has a ton of oil production.
Russia has a fleet of smaller tankers to move oil, grain etc out of the region. These are 140m long and around 7000 metric tons with a draft of 3.5m.
These are about 1/2 the size as the smallest general purpose tanker in use internationally. These small tankers travel from the Don River across the Azov Sea. They then transfer their loads into larger tankers in the black sea or holding tanks in the area.
Because of their relatively small size Russia has built a ton of them. Look at Rostov-on-Don on a satellite view. They are packed into the Don River.
The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world. In fact it’s deepest part is only 14m. The Don River empties into the Azov sea. The Volga-Don canal connects the Volga and the Caspian sea with the sea of Azov. The maximum ship size across the canal is 141m with a draft of 3.5m. The Caspian sea region has a ton of oil production.
Russia has a fleet of smaller tankers to move oil, grain etc out of the region. These are 140m long and around 7000 metric tons with a draft of 3.5m.
These are about 1/2 the size as the smallest general purpose tanker in use internationally. These small tankers travel from the Don River across the Azov Sea. They then transfer their loads into larger tankers in the black sea or holding tanks in the area.
Because of their relatively small size Russia has built a ton of them. Look at Rostov-on-Don on a satellite view. They are packed into the Don River.