After having completed mooring and sea trials successfully in June 2015, NIBULON has put into operation three tugs of the 121 project – “Kremenchutskyi”, “Kozatskyi” and “Pereiaslavskyi” – which were built on NIBULON shipyard.
Our company has produced and supplied the full scope of equipment and materials for HVAC systems of the tugs and also performed installation supervision and commissioning works on the mentioned systems.
The given tugs are modern high-tech vessels that have mixed navigation class, meet the requirements of the European Union environmental legislation. The designer of the series of vessels is “Sudokomposite” design office (Ukraine).
Due to the reduced draught, the tugs can be used on inland shallow waterways and will accompany non-self-propelled vessels of the NBL-91 project. For information: the draught of the NBL-90 project non-self-propelled vessels comprises 3.56 m, the NBL-91 project vessels will have 2.7 m draught. The POSS-115 project tugs are of 2.54 m draught, and the draught of the 121 project vessels will comprise 1.6 m.
The new tugs will operate along the Dnipro, the Southern Bug and their adjacent tributaries as well as along the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait.
Main technical characteristics: class – KM * Ice2 B-R4-RSN3,0 AUT3 NAV-1 Tug; overall length – about 27.88 m; overall breadth – 9 m; displacement – 254 tons; midship depth- 2.7 m; maximum above-water overall height with elevated wheelhouse and mast – 17.6 m; lightship speed – 10 knots and convoy speed – about 4.5 knots. NIBULON used shipbuilding steel Grade A, D to construct the hull and wheelhouse.
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