Shipbuilding plant “Zaliv” (Ukraine) has launched a vessel built for Damen Shipyards Bergum (Netherlands), Ukraine Industrial reports. The head vessel of the series of six multi-purpose container carriers with total steel weight of 2,310 tonnes and 7,200 tonnes in capacity was laid down April 11.
Shipbuilding plant “Zaliv” is one of the largest shipbuilding and ship repair plants of Ukraine. It specializes in construction of tankers and container carriers as well as in repair of different vessels. As of today the plant isbooked till autumn 2009. Today the plant works on ten contracts with total value of some EUR 60 million.