Transas has secured a contract for fitting of three dredging vessels being built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard under the order of FSUE Rosmorport, Transas says in its press release.
Three TSHDs designed by Dutch shipbuildiers will be built for Rosmorport's branches under the supervision of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
The equipment consisting of Navi-Sailor 4000, Navi-Radar 4000 and GMDSS equipment is to be supplied by Transas by the end of 2015. Then Transas will commence installation, start-up and adjustment operations.
St. Petersburg-headquartered Transas Group, founded in 1990, is now a leading developer and supplier of software, integrated solutions and hardware technologies for the aviation and marine transportation industry, including both onboard and shore-based applications. The company supplies its products though its offices based in 130 countries and workforce of 2,000 people. The Group’s production complies with ISO 9001.
Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard based in Nizhny Novgorod (part of United Shipbuilding Corporation) is one of the oldest Russian shipbuilding companies, founded back in 1849. All vessels built at Krasnoye Sormovo meet the requirements of MARPOL conventions, having the state-of-the-art equipment. Over its history, the company has built and retrofitted about 2,000 civilian vessels and the Navy's ships.
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