Moscow Shipyard launches fifth boat of Project MRV14 Aquamarine (photo release)
Moscow Shipyard today held a launching ceremony for the fifth boat of Project MRV 14 named Aquamarine. The package of six multipurpose workboats was booked by Rosmorport for its branch in Arkhangelsk, the company said.
The boat will be utilized to deliver for delivery of pilots, crewmembers, and port control officers to ships, survey of navigable waterways, participation in rescue operations and for other tasks.
The multipurpose boat of MRV14 project is a modern, powerful, economical, fast and highly maneuverable boat, which is a combination of modern design solutions and innovative shipbuilding technologies.
Implementing the United Shipbuilding Corp’s plan for manufacture a workboats line, Moscow Shipyard in October 2011 commenced the construction of a series of six multipurpose crafts of MRV14 project for Rosmorport. The boat is equipped with advanced Volvo Penta IPS 450 propulsion system.
JSC Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard (Moscow Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corp.) is one of Russia's oldest shipyards founded in 1936. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels with a total overall length of more than 52,000 meters. The firm specializes in building of river passenger vessels, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts.
In 2002, the shipbuilding company successfully passed the certification of quality management system according to ISO 9001. In September 2011, the shipyard commenced the construction of high-speed multi-purpose boats MRV14 for Russian ports. Since 2011 the company has been building a package of 27 buoy tenders of Project 3050 and 12 tenders of Project 3050.1 for maintenance of navigational aid on Russian inland waterways. Since mid-2012, Moscow Shipyard has been engaged in the construction of boats for the Russian Navy.