Nibulon (Ukraine) names the three tugs of Project 121 in honor of the Company’s branches, namely Kozats’kyy, Pereyaslavs’kyy, Kremenchuts’kyy, press center of NIbulon says.
In addition, the tugs have practically the same degree of readiness (57% on average). NIBULON’s shipbuilders will deliver the tugs to the shipping company in April 2015.
Putting into operation of the given tugs will enable the company to transport 200 thousand tons of agricultural commodities along the Southern BugRiver, thereby removing 5 thousand trucks from domestic highways.
Thus, half the way has been passed; the work is in full swing.
At present the shipbuilders are painting the cabins of the lower tiers and completing to weld foundations for the containers with the propulsion unit. They have installed mooring pipes into the bulwarks and ladders on towknees. The unit No.12 (midsections of the superstructures with living accommodations) will be mounted soon.
The specialists are producing pipes of the fuel and exhaust systems in the auxiliary spaces.
The company’s shipbuilders have completed cleaning and started to paint the pilot house of Kozats’kyy tug; other two tugs are next in turn. The specialists have started to produce and install ceilings in the auxiliary space of Kozats’kyy tug.
Agricultural Limited Liability Company Nibulon is a joint venture (Ukraine, Hungary, GB) set up in 1991. The company is one of the largest producers of commercial agricultural products and grain traders in Ukraine. The company has 36 branches in 11 regions of the country. In 2009 Nubulon embarked on implementation of an investment project aimed at construction of 7 elevators with total capacity exceeding 250,000 tonnes and the company’s own fleet with deadweight of 100,000 tonnes and the construction of tug-boats.