December, 23-rd, 2009. As a part of the major modernization of production, in workshop R-32 of « Nevsky shipbuilding-shiprepair plant, LLC » there was a start-up and commissioning of the automated Line for Flat Sections Assembly and Welding of the German company IMG as well as related sites which provide the work of the Line: profile and T-section production and micropanel production.

Vladimir Bazhenov, Director general of «Nevsky Shipyard» has cut the red ribbon.

The ceremony of the Line start-up was visited by the invited guests, the representatives of the management and technicians of « Nevsky Shipyard », the official representative of company IMG in Russia with group of the German technicians, who carried out the installation supervision and also training of Line operators from the personnel of the Shipyard. Everybody who was present at the workshop had a chance to see the process of panel production at different stages from ship plate preparation to end product.

Line operators start up the Line.

The Line supplied and installed by IMG is fully automatic and intended for production of flat sections from production of panels to assembly of flat sections with framing at the end of the line; then at the next stage of production cycle volumetric section and blocks of ship hulls are formed from produced flat sections. The overall length of the Line is 160 m. Sections movement is carried out in one direction with performance of operations at certain positions.   

Process of panel production has been started.

When putting the new Line into operation, the hull-assembling production will take three times less of working hours, the labour productivity will go higher and more vessels will be handed over to the customers. The total cost of the installed equipment is approximately 135 mln. Roubles.

According to the major Plan of Modernization, there are two stages of modernization. Installation and putting into operation of the Line for Flat Sections Assembly and Welding are included into the first stage. The second stage includes construction of section cleaning and painting chamber, purchase of multiwheeler transporter for transportation of structures up to 150 tons and the bending press, as well as the installation of additional crane equipment. The costs on modernization of production within the program will make approximately 440 million rbl.

 

On December, 17th, 2009 Federal Marine and River Transport Agency as a State Customer,  «Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes»   as a Customer and  LLC «Nevsky Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant» as a Builder signed the State Contract for the construction of two multipurpose salvage vessels, capacity 4 MW.

      «Nevsky Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant» got the right to conclude the given state contract having won the open competitive tender.  The State Tender Committee announced the results of the tender on December, 05th of this year.
According to the terms of the signed State Contract «Nevsky Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant» will build two serial multipurpose salvage vessels, capacity 4 MW, yard №702 and №703.
Like the head vessel (yard № 701) which is under construction at our Shipyard at the moment,   vessels under the given Contract will be built in accordance with the Design Project MPSV07, developed by «MARINE ENGINEERING BUREAU-DESIGN- SPB», JSC and approved by Federal Marine and River  Transport Agency. The vessels will have the following class of Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping:

КМ   Arc 5[1] AUT1- ICS OMBO FF3WS DYNPOS-2 EPP Salvage ship

Principle particulars:

• Length overall (appr.) …………………………….73,0 m.
• Breadth on DWL  ……………………………….. 15,5 m.
• Draft, max. …………………………………………5,1 m.
• Deadweight at maximum draft (appr.)…………… 1171 t.
• Maximum capacity (not less)……….……… 2х2000 КW.
• Economical speed (not less)…………………....10,0 knots  

     
The multipurpose rescue vessels of project MPSV07 will perform the following tasks:

• stand by, rescue operation in areas of shipping, fishing, sea oil and gas fields;
• providing technical support and assistance in dangerous for shipping, sea foods production areas,   servicing of transport operations in ports;
• search of and assistance to vessel is in distress;
• search, rescue, evacuation and placing of people, providing first aid to injured persons;
• refloat from ground and reef damaged vessels, pumping out water from flooded compartments;
• towing service of damaged vessels and objects to shelter area, and also providing sea towing of vessels, floating objects and constructions in ice conditions and at open water;
• providing assistance to vessels and rescue operations in ice conditions and at open water;
• providing assistance at fire fighting at floating and coastal objects accessible from sea;
• supply and logistic support, including performing underwater engineering operations with divers at depth up to 60 m; and also deep-sea diving operations at depth to 300 m;
• fire fighting of burning fuel on water, oil spills response service emergency oil and oil product spill;
• survey and cleaning underwater hull of vessels, floating and coastal objects;
• inspection of a sea-bottom and damaged objects on depths down to 1000 m.

      According to the terms of the signed contract the vessels are intended for the port of Murmansk and for the port of St.-Petersburg.

 

 December, 1-st, 2009.

«NEVSKY SHIPBUILDING - SHIPREPAIR PLANT, LLC» FINISHES THE FIRST STAGE OF MAJOR MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTION CAPACITIES.

As a part of the major modernization of production, in workshop R-32 of « Nevsky shipbuilding-shiprepair plant, LLC » works on installation of the automated Line for Flat Sections Assembly and Welding of the German company IMG are at the final stage. The cost of the Line is approximately 135 mln. rubles. The Line is intended for production of flat sections from production of panels to assembly of flat sections with framing at the end of the line; then at the next stage of production cycle volumetric section and blocks of ship hulls are formed from produced flat sections.

The Line of IMG is fully automatic. The overall length of the Line is 160 m. Sections movement is carried out in one direction with performance of operations at certain positions.  Welding gantry executed in the form of the complete gantry can be used for both one-side welding with double-sided seam forming and in case of necessity for two-side welding.

When putting the new Line into operation, the hull-assembling production will take three times less of working hours, the labour productivity will go higher and more vessels will be handed over to the customers. The Line having been installed and two trial sections having been made, the Line is to be put into operation at the end of December of this year.

 According to the major Plan of Modernization, there are two stages of modernization. Installation and putting into operation of the Line for Flat Sections Assembly and Welding are included into the first stage. The second stage includes construction of section cleaning and painting chamber, purchase of multiwheeler transporter for transportation of structures up to 150 tons and the press, as well as the installation of additional crane equipment. The costs on modernization of production within the program will make approximately 440 million rbl.

 

On December, 1st, 2009, Vladimir Bazhenov was appointed as Director General of « Nevsky Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant, ltd ».