Main Engine Installation in Yard 502

30 April 2014

Main Engine Installation in Yard 502. Image by ULJANIK

On Friday 18th April 2014, as per Owner's request, the installation of the main engine in Newbuilding 502 has been celebrated in Uljanik on its island Slipway No.2. This is the second of two contracted ferries (RO-PAX) to date intended for the transport of passengers, trucks and other vehicles in the Caspian Sea area and which have been built by ULJANIK Shipyard for the State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan.

In celebrating the installation of the new engine, the leading people Uljanik were joined by Mr. Akmammet Puhanov and Mr. Serdar Hajyyev of the State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan.

The ship will be 155.8m in length, 17.5 m in width, and will be driven by two four-cylinder motors which will each have a power of 3,060 kW. The contract for the construction of Yard 502 was signed in August 2012 and, according to what was said during the celebration of the engine installation, launching of the ship is expected in June with delivery during August 2014.

ULJANIK d.d. press release