At present at the shipyard’s berth there is being continued production of elements of the vessels’ hulls.
In particular:
1. Assembly and welding of bottom section of the block No.03 of the second tug have been completed;
2. Assembly of upper elements of the blocks No.03 (upper deck + bulkheads) of all three vessels will be finished soon;
3. Bottom section production of the block No.03 of the third tug is being continued.
4. Bow ends (blocks No.04) of the first and second vessels are being formed.
Besides, at the hull shop there has been completed production of assemblies for the blocks No.03-04 of three tugs; assemblies of the block No.01 are being produced (aft end).
At the same time metal cut at Kyiv plant “Leninska Kuznya” is being delivered to the shipyard, and the company’s shipbuilders are participating in the development of design documentation together with the specialists of the design office “Sudokompozyt”.
NIBULON’s investment plans provide for the revival of shipbuilding and passenger transportation along the Southern BugRiver. Within this, putting into operation of three tugs of 121 project will enable to transport 200 thousand tons of agricultural products along the Southern BugRiver, freeing domestic roads from 5 thousand trucks.
Other shipbuilding plans of the company include construction of 12 non-self-propelled vessels with the total deadweight of 48 thousand tons (NBL-91 project) and 35 self-propelled vessels of “Volgo-Don Max” class with the total deadweight of 175 thousand tons at NIBULON’s own shipyard.