Nibulon Shipyard Explained

NIBULON Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yard (Ukrainian: Суднобудівно-судноремонтний завод «Нібулон») is a Ukrainian shipyard that is located in Mykolaiv owned by agricultural company NIBULON.^[1] It is located right next to the Black Sea Shipyard.

History

As an independent company, the enterprise was founded in 1886. The main activity of the company was ship repair. 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 then USSR. One of these yachts is a training schooner in the naval forces of Spain.^[2]

At the same time the yard, with support from the Ukrainian Government, built small fishing vessels for the companies located on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. At the request of customers who bought old decommissioned military boats, the plant takes care of their repair, modernization and renovation. At the same time the plant is establishing manufacturing and installation of furniture for yachts, including some made of precious wood.

In 1995, the plant was privatized and reorganized into an open joint stock company. It undertook production of sailing and motor sailing yachts and boats.

In 2000, the enterprise was rebranded to Lyman Shipbuilding Plant.

In August 2012, the NIBULON company acquired the assets and property complex of the Liman Shipbuilding Plant.^[3] NIBULON Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yard was created. The large-scale reconstruction and modernization of the shipyard was carried out for the purpose of construction and maintenance of the trading fleet of NIBULON.

On June 10, 2016, NIBULON Shipyard launched the second self-propelled vessel B2000. In general it was planned to build eight vessels of this type. The vessels operate in tandem with tugboats.^{[4] [5]}

In 2019, the shipyard built a 140-m NIBULON MAX floating crane, which became one of the largest ships built in Ukraine for a decade.^[6] It was put into operation during the international TRANS EXPO ODESA-MYKOLAIV 2019 Forum at NIBULON Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yard.^[7]

NIBULON Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yard works under the supervision of, and its operations meet the requirements of, the Shipping Register of Ukraine.

In May 2020, Bureau Veritas Certification Ukraine successfully certified the shipyard's Integrated Management System (IMS) for compliance with the strictest requirements of the ISO international and DSTU national standards covering quality management (ISO 9001:2015 and DSTU 9001:2015), environmental management (ISO 14001:2015 and DSTU 14001:2015), and occupational health and safety management system (ISO 45001:2018 and DSTU 45001:2018). In 2021, the shipyard successfully passed the first supervisory audit of the Integrated Management System.^[8]

In 2020 the company was granted a government contract for manufacturing five OCEA patrol boats for the State Border Service of Ukraine.^{[9] [10]}

On July 1, 2021, a new facility with the organizational and legal form of a limited liability company was established on the basis of the company's structural division – NIBULON Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yard.

In November 2021, NIBULON shipyard and OCEA officially signed an agreement to build 5 OCEA FPB 98 MKI fast patrol boats as part of the government project to strengthen Ukraine's maritime safety and security.^[11]

The commencement of work was scheduled for February 2022. Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the partners had to come up with an alternative solution to continue implementing the agreement. The parties agreed to relocate production to France with mandatory involvement of the Ukrainian side. Shipbuilders from NIBULON shipyard are carrying out the implementation of the intergovernmental agreement at the facilities of OCEA.^[12]

Vessels built

The shipyard builds complete vessels and floating facilities, in particular:

• POSS-115 project tugs^[13]
• 121 project tugs^[14]
• 121M project tugs (modernized project)^[15]
• T3500 project tugs^[16]
• T410 project harbour pusher tugs^[17]
• non-self-propelled NBL-91 project vessels^[18]
• non-self-propelled B1500 project open type vessels^[19]
• non-self-propelled B2000 project vessels^[20]
• non-self-propelled B5000 project vessels^[21]
• non-self-propelled B5000M project vessels (modernized project)^[22]
• self-propelled SDS-15 project dredger^[23]
• non-self-propelled floating cranes^[24]
• self-propelled P-140 project floating crane^[25]

Recognition

NIBULON was ranked first among Ukraine's shipyards based on the rating provided by the Association of Shipbuilders of Ukraine “Ukrsudprom”.^[26]

See also

• NIBULON
• Oleksiy Vadaturskyy
• Andriy Vadaturskyy

References

46.9481°N 31.9881°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Суднобудівно-судноремонтний завод "НІБУЛОН". 13 June 2016.
2. Web site: The factory "Liman" decided to rename the Shipyard "NIBULON". 13 June 2016.
3. Web site: Агрохолдинг "Нібулон" купив суднобудівний завод "Лиман". 2020-06-27. www.unian.ua. uk.
4. Web site: Nibulon Launches First Of Eight Grain Barges Under B2000 Project. 2020-06-27. en.cfts.org.ua. en.
5. Web site: Nibulon shipyard launched the third non-self-propelled vessel of Project B2000. 2020-06-27. portnews.ru. 28 September 2016 . en.
6. Web site: У Миколаєві ввели в експлуатацію найбільше судно України NIBULON MAХ. 2020-06-27. www.ukrinform.ua. 20 September 2019 . uk.
7. https://trans-expo-odessa.com/events/summary-of-exhibition-2019/ MEDIAСOMPASS AND NIBULON HAVE CREATED A NEW FORMAT OF TRANSPORT NETWORKING RESULTS OF THE FORUM TRANS EXPO 2019
8. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2021/05/31/nibulon-shipbuilding-and-repair-yard-has-successfully-confirmed-the-integrated-management-system-certification/ NIBULON Shipbuilding and Repair Yard has successfully confirmed the Integrated Management System Certification
9. https://thepage.ua/ua/news/nibulon-zbuduye-pyat-kateriv-dlya-derzhprikordonsluzhbi «Нібулон» збудує п'ять катерів для Держприкордонслужби — Вадатурський
10. https://lb.ua/economics/2020/06/05/459221_verf_nikolaeve_postroit_pyat.html The shipyard in Mykolaiv will build five French OCEA motorboats for MIA (Верф у Миколаєві побудує п'ять французьких катерів ОCEA для МВС)
11. https://mil.in.ua/en/news/nibulon-and-osea-entered-into-agreement-on-construction-of-five-fpb-98-patrol-boats-for-the-ukrainian-coast-guard/
12. https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukrainian-specialists-are-manufacturing-patrol-boats-in-france/ Ukrainian specialists are manufacturing patrol boats in France
13. https://www.blackseanews.net/en/read/73677 NIBULON starts preparatory works to build two tugs of POSS-115 project
14. https://www.usubc.org/site/member-news/nibulon-is-a-symbol-of-ukraine-s-revival-petro-poroshenko “NIBULON IS A SYMBOL OF UKRAINE’S REVIVAL” - PETRO POROSHENKO
15. https://www.bairdmaritime.com/tugs/inland-tug-operations/nibulon-launches-fourth-project-121m-tug/ Nibulon launches fourth Project 121M tug
16. https://towingline.com/nibulon-presented-an-incredible-water-show-performed-by-its-new-tug-to-mykolaiv-citizens/ NIBULON Presented an Incredible Water Show Performed by Its New Tug to Mykolaiv Citizens
17. https://en.cfts.org.ua/news/nibulon_launches_second_harbor_tug_under_project_t410 Nibulon Launches Second Harbor Tug Under Project T410
18. https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/nibulon-nbl-91-project-non-self-propelled-vessels/ NIBULON NBL-91 Project Non-Self-Propelled Vessels
19. https://usubc.org/site/recent-news/nibulon-rsquo-s-non-self-propelled-b1500-project-vessel-made-its-first-cargo-trip NIBULON’s Non-self-propelled B1500 Project Vessel Made Its First Cargo Trip
20. https://en.cfts.org.ua/news/nibulon_launches_fifth_70_foot_barge_this_year Nibulon Launches Fifth 70-Foot Barge This Year
21. https://en.cfts.org.ua/news/nibulon_building_two_new_barges Nibulon Building Two New Barges
22. https://odessa-journal.com/public/the-non-self-propelled-b5000m-project-vessel-was-launched-at-the-nibilon The non-self-propelled B5000M project vessel was launched at the Nibulon shipyard
23. https://www.usubc.org/site/recent-news/nibulon--ndash--30-years-of-success- NIBULON – 30 Years of Success!
24. https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/heavy-lift/ukrainian-firm-launches-non-self-propelled-floating-crane/ Ukrainian firm launches non-self-propelled floating crane
25. https://en.cfts.org.ua/news/nibulon_begins_building_first_140_meter_vessel Nibulon Begins Building First 140-Meter Vessel
26. https://gmk.center/ua/news/ukrsudprom-nazvav-top-3-verfej-ukraini-u-2019-roci/ «Укрсудпром» назвав топ-3 верфей України у 2019 році