According to Alla Symonenko, a teacher, ¨the whole school family was looking forward to this meeting, because it is very important for youth to be personally acquainted with the leading enterprise of Mykolaiv region and entire Ukraine; and NIBULON is a leader not only in agrarian sector but also in shipbuilding industry of our country”.
At first, the guests visited the transshipment terminal. The company’s specialists told the pupils about the main directions of NIBULON and its structure, familiarized them with the transport registration point, the high-capacity production and technological laboratory, showed huge domes (grain storages), the new complex for shipment of grain and oilseeds, etc.
When someone is talking about the facility, you immediately imagine some kind of grey territory. But it is not so here. There are many plants; everything is aesthetic and tidy. The fountains are everywhere, plus you have a cafeteria. You don’t always see these things in the city’s parks, but you have them at the production facility… But in general, everything impresses, namely the size of the transshipment terminal, high-capacity equipment, incredible domes, a team of real experts”, said tenth former Vladyslav.
The guests were also impressed by their visit to NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard. The pupils familiarized themselves with the shipyard’s production facilities, having fully immersed in the shipbuilding process. They also saw the company’s fleet, namely non-self-propelled NBL-90 project vessels and NIBULON-8 tug (POSS-115 project).
“I have never been to shipbuilding yards before; I have never seen anything like that in my life. I cannot believe that these smooth sheets of metal will soon become a vessel. How many processing steps must this metal go through… You produce so many parts of various sizes and shapes; I probably did not have time to see everything. It’s very cool that you have facilities here that allow you to build your own vessels”, said tenth former Daryna.
The informative excursion gave them bright and unforgettable impressions. Many of the pupils have started thinking about the future profession. The children raised a lot of questions and made memorable photos. At the end of the meeting, they noted that they would like to come back there again, but as trainees or NIBULON’s employees.