The company keeps developing its own cargo fleet as part of the project to revive Ukrainian rivers as transport arteries.
Upon official launching of NBL-025 barge (manufacturing order 10007), the shipbuilders are outfitting it. At present they are mounting a drive of hatch covers, have tested anchor and mooring equipment. In addition, they have designed beds to install hatch covers. The hatch covers will be produced soon. NIBULON plans to deliver vessel at the end of September.
The specialists have formed the aft half-hull (units No. 1-6) and are forming the unit No.7 of the second non-self-propelled vessel (NBL-026 project). At present NIBULON’s shipbuilders are mounting deck equipment, installing electric and fitter’s items, testing compartments for tightness. The shipbuilders are finishing production of subsections of the units No. 8, 9. They have started to produce units for hatch covers. The vessel’s name was placed on its outer plating. NIBULON will launch the vessel at the end of September 2015.
Inaddition, theshipyardhasstartedtoproducesectionsoftheafterbody (unit No.1) of the third vessel.
Technical characteristics (NBL-91 project vessels):
length – 90 m;
breadth – 16 m;
breadth overall – 16.22 m;
depth – 4.2 m;
draught loaded– 2.7 m;
displacement – 3,750 t;
cargo hold capacity– 5,050 cubicmeters
The NBL-91 project barges are transported by the pusher tug (NIBULON has six tugs of POSS-115 project and three ones of 121 project). They are intended for transporting general and bulk cargoes located in two holds.
The company plans to construct at its own shipyard 12 non-self-propelled vessels (NBL-91 project) with the total deadweight of 36 thousand tons.
The non-self-propelledvessels (NBL-91 project) are a part of the shipyard’s workload program providing for the construction of a floating crane, non-self-propelled vessels of a new project, two multipurpose seatugs (3,500 hp and 5,000 hp), plus a pontoon (C14938 project) with aTerex Fuchs MHL 385 D grab portable crane purchased fromTerex Deutschland GmbH (Germany) recently. The crane is capable of transshipping from 4 to 6 thousand tons per day.