Newbuilding

In 2007 the company executed a strategic investment program, which created own shipbuilding capacity for building of steel ships with length of up to 95m.
The start of the steel ship newbuilding at Ship Machine – Building JSCo was made by signing of shipbuilding contracts with Bulgarian River Shipping JSCo for building of 2000t river pushed barges under project RBP-020 under GL supervision.
The design of the barges was developed by Ship Machine – Building JSCo and was approved by GL.
The main dimensions of the barges are:
Length overall 85.00 m
Breadth, moulded 11.40 m
Height of the hull 3.10 m
Draft 2.80 m
the barges are intended for transporting of general dry cargo in pushed convoys on the Danube river and are equipped with hatch covers, anchor-mooring equipment, deck fittings, appropriate navigation and signaling equipment according to the rules and regulations in force.