Arkhangelsk Branch News

Foundation of “Vavchuga” pilot boat

On the 12th of March, 2010 at the Arkhangelsk branch “176 Ship-repair Plant” of OAO “Ship-repair Center “Zvezdochka” solemn ceremony of foundation of the first stage of “Vavchuga” pilot boat, project Р1760М was held.

Minister of Industry, Transport and Communications of Arkhangelsk Region E.A. Belokorovin, General director of OAO “Ship-construction Center “Zvezdochka” V.S. Nikitin, director of “176 Ship-repair Plant of OAO “Ship-repair Center “Zvezdochka” N.N. Vaskov, chief of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Arkhangelsk branch L.A. Batrakov took part in the ceremony. Director of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk branch N.M. Pravilov, deputy director of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk branch G.F. Bogdanov, chief engineer of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk branch V.N. Ponomarev, chief of FSUE “Rosmorport” Department of Ports and Fleet Operations S.V. Dadyka, deputy chief of FSUE “Rosmorport” Department of Fleet Building and Repairs V.V. Akimov represented FSUE “Rosmorport” at the ceremony.

Necessity of the pilotage boat construction for the needs of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk branch concerned with moral and physical depreciation of vessels used for installation and maintenance of navigation aids in the seaports of Arkhangelsk Region. All the pilot boats of the branch must be replaced as their operation terms are expired. Average age of these vessels is over 40 years. According to the program of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk branch fleet write-off and construction three pilot boats of the branch must be replaced with the new boats, and “Vavchuga” pilot boat is the first of them, being constructed now.

In November, 2009 acting as a client for construction of the pilot boat FSUE “Rosmorport” held the tender on selection of the contractor for construction of the pilot boat for the needs of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk branch. Arkhangelsk branch “176 Ship-repair Plant” of OAO “Ship-repair Center “Zvezdochka” was selected as the winner of the tender. The cost of the construction is 74 million rubles.