Cargo ship DICK + barge DICK 1

Combined vessel · 135 m

The first Czech vessel-and-barge combination, made up of a motor cargo ship and a push barge. Its total length is 135 m.

Thanks to its parameters, the combination is capable of operating on major international European waterways.

Vessels

Vessel composition

Motor cargo ship

DICK

  • built at the Ústí shipyard in 1991
  • powered by modern Caterpillar engines
  • equipped with AIS transponders (allowing vessel tracking on the global river and maritime system at www.marinentraffic.com)
  • equipped with clinometers (draft inclinometers) to help the crew and port cranes during fast loading of bulk substrates
Push barge

DICK 1

  • fitted with a powerful auxiliary steering unit for better manoeuvrability of the entire combination
  • equipped with AIS transponders
  • equipped with clinometers