Severodvinsk shipyard to build a buoy tender for Rosmorport

The 176th shipyard (Severodvinsk Zvezdochka Shipyard Center’s branch) begins on March 12, 2010 construction of a buoy tender for the Rosmorport’s Arkhangelsk branch. The buoy-laying vessel contract between the 176th Shipyard and Posmorport was signed in December last year, the shipyard press-service said.
 The ship is to be built and delivered within 18 months. The boat’s displacement is 90 tons, 21 m in length, breadth – 6.6 m. The vessel will be equipped with a crane for installation of buoys. The vessel will be named "Vavchuga" and will be operated by Arkhangelsk branch of Rosmorport at the port of Arkhangelsk.
Zvezdochka Ship repair Center OJSC is a modern ship and machine-building enterprise. The shipbuilder has two sheltered docks, with 7 slipways, designed to repair and build ships weighing up to 18.000 tons.