OCTOBER 21, 2011
  PJSC Kherson shipyard has celebrated keel laying of the first product tanker, project RST27, of a series for SVL group of companies, Malta.       

   21 October on the slip of PJSC Kherson shipyard keel laying of the first product tanker of a series, project RST27, for SVL group of companies, Malta, took place.

   The ship design has been developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa).

   Tanker is designed for mixed (river-sea) carriage of bulk crude oil and petroleum products, including benzene, without limitation as for flash point, ensuring transportation of cargo maintaining temperature 60°С. It is provided to transport two grades of cargo simultaneously.

   The ship’s overall length is 140,85m, beam – 16,86m, depth – 6m. Deadweight in the river with draft 3,6m is 5378t, with draft 4,2m deadweight in the sea water is 6980t.

   The vessel meets the requirements of all International Conventions and Environmental Safety.

   In the celebration participated Mr. N.M.Kostyak, Head of Kherson Region Administration, Mr. V.G.Pelych, Regional Council Chairman, Mr. V.V. Saldo, Mayor of Kherson city, Mr. V.V.Fedin, PJSC Kherson shipyard Director General

 
    

  JULY 22, 2011
  On July 22 2011 Kherson shipyard launched converted Dry Cargo Vessel Alena

  On July, 22, 2011 Kherson Shipyard conducted launching ceremony of converted Dry Cargo Vessel ALENA.

   The Vessel has been converted to meet the requirements of Russian Marine Register of Shipping, Project 05074M, Volzhsky type, developed by Marine Engineering Bureau (MEB, Odessa) of donor vessel.

   The ship is designed for carrying general, bulk, timber and big-size cargoes.

   Due to conversion the principle characteristics of the vessel have been changed: longitudinal and transverse cargo hold coamings have been raised by 2.5 m from existing ones;
the conversion of fore and aft parts of the vessel have been carried out: forecastle and poop deck have been raised, hatch covers have been re-equipped.

   On 25.04.2011 the vessel was lifted for conversion and in less than 3 months, the Shipyard performed major works on conversion. KSY Chief Technologist, Mr. Kupyansky, noted that in future the period of conversion of the vessel as per such project could be reduced by 3-4 weeks as all required technical documentation is already available.   

   The overall length of the vessel is 138,3 m, the width is 16,5 m, depth is 5,5 m, draft in sea/river is 4,10 m / 3,60 m. Conventional deadweight of the vessel in sea has been increased by more 40 % from 4350 tons up to 6150 tons. Number of holds: 4.

   Mr. Vasily Fedin, General Director of Kherson Shipyard, Mr. Genady Egorov, General Director of Marine Engineering Bureau (MEB, Odessa), Mr. Eugeny Linev, Director of Shipchart,  Mrs. Zoya Berezhnaya, member of Kherson City Council took part in the ceremonial launching of the vessel.

   Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Genady Egorov, General Director of Marine Engineering Bureau, noted that the Shipyard had performed a big job in record time with high quality. The vessel became considerably safer and its lifetime has been prolonged minimum by 20 years.

   The Customer’s representative (Shipchart company), Mr. Eugeny Linev mentioned that the vessel was an example of good combination of price and high quality of the works performed.” I will prolong the cooperation with Kherson Shipyard and will recommend it to others, because they managed to preserve both production technique and qualified personnel”.


    

  OCTOBER 22, 2010
  On October 22 a.c. a ceremony of launching a rolling RO-RO type m/v CONRO TRADER was held at Kherson Shipyard.

  The vessel was updated to Russian Marine Register of Shipping Class on Pr. 11784, elaborated by CORVET Engineering Design Office (Kherson) of a donor-vessel, supplied by the Customer to the Shipyard in May a.c.

  The vessel is designed to transport railway carloads. It can take on board 35 railway barrels or 28 freight cars at a time.

  Due to modernization the vessel’s principal characteristics have been changed, the aft and midship (Cargo) parts of the vessel have been updated. Instead of cut vessel’s structures, including the sides, upper deck, bulkheads, a new Hull part was formed. The rolling railway tracks on the upper deck have been formed of 5 lay-bys.

  The vessel’s length is 109,04 m, the width is 22 m, the depth is 7.7 m, the maximum draft is 4.25 m, the displacement is 6968 cu.m.

   Tatyana I. Bame, the God’s Mother of the vessel, has broken a traditional bottle of Champaign against the side and wished “seven feet under the keel” for the vessel.

   The Head of Kherson Regional State Administration Mr. M.M. Kostyak, the Chairman of the Regional Council, Mr. V.G Pelykh, the Mayor of Kherson City Mr. V.V. Saldo took part in the solemn ceremony.

   The Mainland Tankers of pr. VEKA 125 and CT 707 are under construction at Kherson Shipyard. 14 ship-repair Contracts are in work.

   The volume of sold products for 9 months in 2010 made UAH 325.6 Mio.
   The amount of taxes, dues and fees, transferred into the budget of all levels and into the off-budges funds-in-trust for 9 months of 2010 made UAH 21 Mio590 thousand


    

  JUNE 9, 2010
  PJSC Kherson Shipyard has handed over the fourth vessel to the Customer in series of Supply-Anchor Handling Vessels
 
  On June 8 a.c., JSC Kherson Shipyard at a formal ceremony delivered to the customer –the Norwegian Kleven Maritime company the fourth vessel of project VS 491 CD - Supply-Anchor Handling Vessel.

   The first vessel of the series had been delivered to the Buyers in March 2009.

   VS 491 CD Project was elaborated by a Norwegian VIK-SANDVIK. Company.

   The newly built vessel SIEM AMETHYST is designed to perform operations with anchors, towage and rig supplies.

   Its length is -91,0m, width – 22,0m, depth – 9,6m.

   Anatoly Gritsenko, the Head of Kherson Regional State Administration , Vladimir Demekhin, the Chairman of Kherson Regioanl Council, Gustav Johan Nydal, Kleven Maritime representative took part in the naming ceremony.

   Speaking at the meeting, Anatoly Gritsenko said : “We expect that today our state, within the frameworks of the agreements signed by the Presidents of two countries, – Ukraine and Russia – shall give a new push, a new impetus for the development of shipbuilding.” Having pointed out a huge work, the yard’s management is undertaking to get new contracts, to create new working places, Anatoly Gritsenko said that “in this situation the government must , certainly, stretch out a hand for us to increase the scope of production, and, which is of utmost importance, - to give people a chance to earn money and to get wages they deserve”.
Gustav Johan Nydal, the representative of the Customer –Kleven Maritime - has underlined a high quality of the built vessel and said that it might be likely to place new contracts with JSC Khserson Shipyard in the near future.

   The First Deputy Assets Development & Management Director General of Smart Holding, Mr. Alexey Timofeyev in his speech has underlined : “Unfortunately, to-day the crisis in various branches has not bypassed the shipbuilding as well. But on behalf of Smart Holding, I would like to guarantee that the Company will do everything necessary and possible under these circumstances in terms of support and financing”.

   At Kherson Shipyard VEKA 125 and CT 707 Projects River Tankers are under construction. 13 ship-repair Contracts are in work.
   
   The scope of the realized production for 4 months of 2010 has made UAH 134.4mil.

    

  JANUARY 15, 2010
  KSY has handed over to the Customer the third vessel of a series of Anchor Handling Supply Vessels

  On January 15, 2010, a ceremony on handing over the third vessel of a series of four Anchor Handling Supply Vessels, built at the company, to the Customer – Norwegian Kleven Prosjekt III A.S. - took place at Kherson Shipyard. The first vessel of this series was handed over to the Customer in March 2009.

  The vessel has been built as per Project VS 491 CD, elaborated by VIK-SANDVIK Design Company(Norway) and is designed to carry out operations with anchors, towage and supply of Drilling Platforms.

  The name of the ship is m/v Siem Opal. Her length is 91.0m, width is 22.0m, depth is 9.6m.

  The fourth vessel of this series is under construction now on the shipyard’s slipway. She has been finished already by 79%.
  
  Mr. Stale Rasmussen, President of Kleven Maritime, and Mr. Gustav Johan Nydal, Director International Hull Building, took part in the ceremony on handing over the vessel.

  The volume of production and services in 2009 made up UAH 416,6 mln. which is 19,6% higher as compared to 2008.
    

  OCTOBER 24, 2009
  In October a.c. Kherson Shipyard became 58 years old.

  On October 24 an Open-Door Day took place at the Company, dedicated to this date.
  The veterans, the Shipyard’s employees with their children, the vocational schools’ students
have come to the Shipyard.

  The best subdivisions, teams, the best workers and engineers, which became the winners of the Shipyard’s Competition, have been awarded with Letters of Commendations and bonuses.

  The Letters of Commendations and valuable presents have been handed in to two Shipyard’s cadre employees,- Mr. N.A. Brizgun and N.T. Onoprienko. They have been working 55 years at the Shipyard and continue to work to-day.

  Three young workers, who have joined the Company this year but have already noted themselves well in the production, have been awarded with the Letters of Commendations and mobile phones. All those who wished, could see a new Transporting Platform KAMAG, witness the shifting of a big Unit on to the building berth, go sightseeing the workshops of the company.

   Kherson Shipyard’s Order Book has been formed till the beginning of 2010.
   The scope of output and services for 9 months of 2009 has increased by 30.1 % in comparison with the last year similar period and made UAH 326.6 mln.

    

  SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
   On September 15, 2009 a ceremony was held at Kherson Shipyard dedicated to handing over the second Hull of four Anchor Handling Supply Vessel series, built at the Company to the Customer – Norwegian Kleven Prosjekt IV A.S. Company. The first vessel of the series was handed over to the Customer in March a.c.

The vessel is designed to carry out operations with anchors, towage and supply of drilling platforms.

The name of the vessel is Siem Topaz; the length is 91.0m, the width is 22.0m, the depth is 9.6m.

The vessel has been built as per Project VS 491 CD, elaborated by VIK-SANDVIK Company (Norway). This is the forth Anchor Handling Supply Vessel built at the Shipyard according to three different projects for the last three years.

Two more similar vessels of the series are under construction on the Shipyard’s building berths. The third one to be delivered to the Customer till the end of the current year. The completeness of the forth one is 59%.

At the vessel delivery ceremony the Director General of Kherson Shipyard has declared:

“The Shipyard continues to work successfully despite hard conditions of the economical crisis and will be able to keep up the worthy level of the salary , to enter into new contracts, to proceed with the Shipyard’s modernization program and to look forward with confidence into the future”

   SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
    On September 10, 2009 Kherson Shipyard held a ceremony on handing over a Multi-Purpose Dry Cargo Vessel ST.NICOLAS (Project RSD 20 was elaborated by Odessa Marine Engineering Design Office) to the Customer Moskam Shipping Ltd .Company

   The length of the vessel is 139.082 m, the width is 16.475m, the depth is 6.215m, the deadweight is 6700t
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   The ship is designed for carrying general and bulk cargoes, metal, grain, timber, big-size and heavy-weight cargoes, containers.

   This is the first vessel built by Moskam Shipping Ltd. Company (it is included into Dawson Group).In the future the Company plans to build one dry cargo vessel more of such type.

   Addressing the meeting, dedicated to the handing over the vessel to the Customer, the member of the Federal Assembly of Russia, the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Natural Resources and Protection of the Environment, Nikolay V. Kosarev thanked the Shipyard’s workers for the work and good workmanship of the Vessel. 

   The production and service output for 8 months of 2009 made UAH 255.7 mln., which is 17,5 % more than that of the last year similar period.
 

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