The shipyard’s specialists have already formed the parallel middle body on the berth. They have formed the units No. 2-7 of the vessel’s hull; thus, the production of the units No. 1 and No. 9 (aft and fore half-hulls respectively) and the unit No. 8 (parallel middle body) is next in turn.
At present NIBULON’s shipbuilders are producing and installing mechanical and fitter’s items, electric and fitter’s equipment, pipelines.
Recently, they have started testing pressurized tanks for tightness and impermeability as well as cleaning and painting compartments. The specialists have started to assemble superstructure’s sections.
The vessel will receive the class of the Shipping Register of Ukraine: KE * Ice1 B-R4-RSN2,0 Industrial vessel.
The vessel is planned to be put into operation in December 2015.
Main dimensions:
length – 38.5 m;
breadth – 12 m;
midship depth – 3.45 m;
draught – 1.45 m.
The pontoon will be used to install Terex Fuchs MHL 385 D transshipment grab portable crane purchased by NIBULON from Terex Deutschland GmbH (Germany), with productivity from 4 to 6 thousand tons per day. The pontoon together with the crane will carry out loading and unloading operations in the roads, at the transshipment terminal as well as other auxiliary cargo operations.
We would remind you that the multipurpose loader that meets all modern requirements and is equipped according to the best European samples of port machinery was mounted and put into operation at NIBULON’s transshipment terminal.