On completing outfitting, on June 02 Kozatskyi tug left NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard wharf. The aim is to test working conditions, main engines and propellers in real conditions afloat, by expanding capacity gradually.
During sea trials the specialists will also check the reliability of automation system, equipment, auxiliaries and mooring. They will pay particular attention to hauling capabilities of the tug by using NIBULON’s non-self-propelled vessels.
On completion of sea trials, the vessel will be given the class of the Shipping Register of Ukraine and the tug will join NIBULON’s cargo fleet. Then other two 121 project tugs (Pereiaslavskyi and Kremenchutskyi) will start operation, completing tests.
The 121 project tugs were designed by Sudokomposit design office (Ukraine). The high-tech vessels are intended for cargo transportation along shallow rivers, in particular along the Southern Bug, meeting all the environmental safety requirements.
We would remind you that during the next few weeks Mykolayiv will celebrate an important shipbuilding event. The company will officially put into operation three tugs (121 project) at NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard and will lay down non-self-propelled vessels (NBL-91 project), thereby testifying the beginning of construction of vessels (new series) at Mykolayiv shipyard.