St. Mykolai floating crane construction is in the homestretch at SNC shipyard.
 
The shipyard guarantees that all the works will have been completed in full by June 30. On July 2 there will be held a solemn delivery of the vessel to NIBULON.
 
A working group consisting of NIBULON’s Deputy General Director of Navigation Safety Andriy Volik and the company’s specialists are present at the shipyard and control construction process.
 
At present the shipbuilders carry out the following scope of work:
 
– spaces of state rooms are being concreted (with installation of metal fittings);
 
– there is being continued painting in the spaces of aft and bow superstructures;
 
– insulation work is being conducted in the above mentioned spaces;
 
– tanks are being painted;
 
– the vessel’s spaces are being plated;
 
– chains of poop and bow anchors were placed in chain boxes;
 
– the shipyard finished assembly of the following systems: compressed air system, fire-extinguishing system, starting air system, fuel-oil filling system, fuel-oil pumping system, air pipe system, overflow pipe system;
 
– emergency diesel-generator and central conditioner were installed;
 
– port propeller motor is being installed, i.e. assembly of motor and centring of shafting;
 
–assembly and marking of secondary cable paths, electric and fitter items are being completed;
 
– cables of electric systems are being mounted to cable paths;
 
– assembly of ventilation and air conditioning systems in the vessel’s spaces will be finished soon.
 
The vessel’s construction is performed according to the following stages: metal cutting – manufacture of pipes and hull systems – subassembly and fabrication – hull formation – testing of spaces – deck equipment assembly – installation of electric and navigation equipment – equipping of systems – assembly of insulation and metal plating – outfit of the vessel’s superstructure and accommodations.
 
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St. Mykolai floating crane is designed for loading/unloading operations in grab mode with lifting capacity of up to 45 tons and in hook mode – up to 60 tons on inland waterways, in the Azov Sea and in the Black Sea costal area of up to 20 miles the whole year round.
 
Technical characteristics ensure to carry out loading/unloading operations with wave height of up to 1.5 m and wind velocity – up to 20 m/s.
 
Its mains dimensions: length overall – 52.3 m; breadth – 22 m; draught (lightship) – 2 m; displacement (at 2 m draught) – about 2000 tons; speed – not less than 4 knots. The floating crane lifting capacity: in grab mode (boom reach – 32 m) – 45 tons, in hook mode (boom reach – 26 m) – 60 tons.