CONVERSION OF RUSSIAN RIVER TYPE VESSELS TO SEA-RIVER

After the change of the former Soviet Union, the new types of conversion/construction/management were taking place on the Turkish market on a grand scale. Bora concluded several agreements and increased its share in the ship construction/repair department considerably.

 

The first important project has the conversion and re-construction of 2 volgodon type vessels (M/V Nikolay Meshkov and M/V Vasily Tatischev) we are proud to say that the conversion work of M/V Nikolay Meshkov was first ever in its type. The originality remained on keeping dwcc same by increasing the height of bow & hatch coamings and additional steelwork on hull keeping dwt same (5192 dwt, 9600 cbm capacity). The conversion of M/V Vasily Tatischev was slightly different (another project-design, 3890 dwt 6270 cbm capacity, total value of this two project was usd 3 million).

 

TRAINING VESSELS TURN KEY PROJECT

 

At 1998, Bora Shipping succeed in winning the tender (turn key project) and sealed the contract (value usd 10 million) with the Turkish Ministry of Defense for building 8 training vessels for the Turkish Navy. Construction began in April 1998 and completed successfully in march 2000.