ULJANIK Shipyard launches the first of two Stern Trawls for CJSC “Taurus”
In Uljanik on the 29th March, Hull No. 493 – “Taurus”, the first of two contracted Stern Trawls constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for the Russian company CJSC “Taurus” from Murmansk, was launched, said in the company's press release. This ship has been constructed for fishing purposes, i.e. trawling and, in accordance with this, will be equipped with facilities for the processing, packing, freezing and storing of caught fish.
The first lady of the launching ceremony, the godmother of the ship, wasMs Ekaterina Kolodkina, Deputy Director for Management and Planning in theshipowner’s company who, with the traditional cutting of the rope, released theship into the sea.
Mr. Anton Brajković, President of Uljanik’s Supervisory Board with hiscollaborators, His Excellency Dr. Robert Markaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republicof Croatia and Mr. Yuri Parshev, Directorof the company CJSC “Taurus” from Murmansk,were all present at the launching ceremony.
At the beginning of theceremony Mr. Eduard Milovan, a member of the Management Board of UljanikShipyard and Director of Production, emphasized that Uljanik Shipyard may,among other things, be satisfied with the work performed. The ship is at a highdegree of completion and the delivery is scheduled for the end of June of thiscurrent year. Mr. Milovan at the end thanked the shipowner’s representatives, theRussian Register and Det Norske Veritas for the extraordinary collaboration, aswell as all Uljanik workers for the work performed.
His Excellency, Dr. RobertMarkaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Croatia emphasized that today’s story is about the continuation of collaborationbetween the Russian Federation and Croatia which shall continue in the futurein all business segments and especially in the shipbuilding industry.
The Director of the company CJSC “Taurus”, Mr. Parshev, said that there is great interest in this projectin Russia and that this is the first of two trawlers constructed for Russian clientsin Uljanik. I am convinced that the shipowners will realize the potential of Croatian shipyards, Croatian quality as well as the hospitality, and that the Croatianship industry will be highly rated in the world, concluded Parshev.
Before the launching the trawlerwas blessed by the local parson archpriest Goran Petković during a ceremonyheld in the Old Slavic language.
The shipis 63.85 meters long, 13.5 meters wide, and same will be driven by an engine ofpower 4,500 kW. Even though much smaller, this construction with its complexitycontinues the Uljanik strategy of constructing more complex type of ships. TheContract for construction was signed in September 2011, while the productionprocess started in August of last year. Uljanik Shipyard has signed with thesame company the construction of a second trawler (yard 492) which will havesimilar characteristics.