Nibulon Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant
Nibulon Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant - Ukrainian shipyard that is located in Mykolaiv. The owner is Agricultural Company "Nibulon".[1]
History
As an independent company enterprise was founded in 1886. The main activity of the company was shiprepair. In 1933 the plant began to build barges, floating docks, steel lights and steel structures for waterworks.
In the early 90s the company began the construction of yachts. There were built two motor-sailing schooner AQUATON-88 (length 26.7 meters), which became the first mega-yachts, built in the former USSR. One of these yachts is a training schooner in the naval forces of Spain.[2]
At the same time the plant with a support of Ukrainian Government builds a small fishing vessels for the companies, which are located on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. At the request of customers who bought the old decommissioned military boats the plant makes their repair, modernization and renovation. At the same time the plant is establishing manufacturing and installation of furniture for yachts,including those made of precious wood.
In 1995 the plant was privatized and reorganized into an open joint stock company. It begins production of sailing and motor sailing yachts and boats of various purpose.
In 2000, the enterprise was rebranded to Liman Shipbuilding Plant. The plant begins to take orders for the construction of yachts longer than 30 meters of steel and aluminium alloy. Designing of the first sailing mega-yacht of executive class was held in summer 2002. Through the development of transportation of agricultural products on the Dnipro and Southern Bug rivers, the enterprise began to construct its own merchant fleet.
On August 2012, the "Nibulon" company acquired assets and property complex the Liman Shipbuilding Plant. The Nibulon Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant was created. In the newly established factory there was reconstruction and modernization of existing facilities for the purpose of construction and maintenance of the trading fleet of company.
On June 10, 2016 Shipyard "Nibulon" launched the second self-propelled vessel B2000. In general it is planned to build eight vessels of this type. Six of them will be launched on the water by the end of 2016. The vehicles will operate in tandem with tugboats.
"Nibulon" plans to increase the volume of river freight to 1 million tons.[3]
Products
Currently , the "Nibulon" company claims to have orders for the next 5 years.
- non-self propelled vessels;
- "Volgo-Don max" propelled vessels;
- tugs, which used on a shallow water (total capacity of 14.400 horsepower);
- POSS-115 tugs;
References
- ↑ "Суднобудівно-судноремонтний завод "НІБУЛОН"". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "The factory "Liman" decided to rename the Shipyard "NIBULON"". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Нибулон переходит на речные перевозки". minprom.ua (in Russian). June 13, 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.