Results of OJSC DO “Vympel” activities during the period from January to June of year 2010

For OJSC DO “Vympel” the first half of 2010 year is characterized by the development of business relations with partners and conclusion of new contacts in civil ship design.

1) On 14.05.2010 OJSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation” (in the person of OJSC “Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Maintenance Center”, city of Vladivostok) and OJSC DO “Vympel” signed the contract for development of the engineering design of tanker DWT 3100 tons (design 00211). It is planned to build two tankers at the OJSC “Amur Shipbuilding Yard” (city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur).

Tanker is intended for loading, carriage and simultaneous discharge of up to four types of oil products of from 0.7 up to 1.0 t/m3 density without limitation for flash point.

Principal particulars of tanker design 00211 are the following:
Ship’s class: КМ Arc AUT1-ICS OMBO Oil tanker (ESP of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

Length overall.............88,9 m;
Breadth molded.............13,4 m;
Depth.......................7,9 m;
Draught.....................5,5 m;
Range..............ab. 4000 miles;
Speed.................ab. 13.0 kn;
Crew......................15 pers.

2) In the beginning of 2010 year the most significant event for OJSC DO “Vympel” became the signing of the contract with Krylov Shipbuilding and Research Institute (Design Bureau “Baltsudoproject”) for development of the working documentation of the engine room of the design 22420 supply vessel.

The vessel is designed to supply floating drilling rigs with consumable drilling processing materials (pipes, cement, concrete stone, barite, drilling mud and brines), spare parts, fuel, water, provisions and material/production stock; also to render help to damaged vessels, floating drilling rigs and other floating facilities; to fight with fire on ships, floating and onshore facilities in accordance with the capacity of it’s fighting equipment.

Principal particulars of design 22420 are the following:
Length overall.................90,0м;
Breadth overall................19,0м;
Depth...........................9,5м;
Draught at deep waterline.......7,0м;
Deadweight..................ab.4415t;
Displacement...................8016t;
Full speed...................17,0 kn;
Endurance....................30 days.

For both OJSC DO “Vympel” and DB “Baltsudoproject” this work is very important, because it improves the interaction between two Russian design offices in creation and use of a unified 3D model of the whole ship (means of the TRIBON and AVEVA Marine systems). This will reduce the time of development of the working documents, provide the shipyard with metal nesting charts and pipe sketches.

It is intended in the future to expand such interaction over the whole range of civil vessels.

In 2010 year “Vympel” keeps on designing and technical support of construction of the ships for Russian Navy:

3) A communication boat is under construction at OJSC “Sokolskaya Shipyard” (N. Novgorod region). It is designed for activities around naval bases, for carriage personnel, stocks and small consignments (up to 10 tons).
Principal particulars of the boat are approximately the following:
LxBxH (m).......................48,79x9,10x4,18;
Full displacement.........................406 t;

Sea-going qualities provide safe boat navigation in seas up to 5. The boat maximum speed: not less than 17 knots. The cruising range at the economic speed: 1000 miles. The boat is equipped with up-to-date navigation outfit, radio navigation and radio electronic weapons, external communication means and observation facilities. The engineering project of update of the communication boat has been developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”.

4) Sea-going tug (design 22030 of OJSC DO “Vympel”) is under active construction at FSUE “Khabarovsk Shipyard” (city of Khabarovsk). OJSC DO “Vympel” handed to the plant the entire volume of design documentation necessary for the construction of the tug.

5) Astrakhan Shipbuilding-Repairing Yard of OJSC “Zvyozdochka” (city of Astrakhan) is finishing outfitting of roads sea-going tug, design 705B, developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”. The roads 1200 kW tug power intended for ships towing and re-floating.

Results of OJSC DO “Vympel” activities during the period from September to December of year 2009

1 OJSC Murmansk Ship Repair Plant of the Marine Fleet conversed the launch PSK-1412 in an ecological monitoring boat acc. to the design of OJSC DO “Vympel”. The acceptance report of commissioning the ecological monitoring boat to the Navy was signed on 6 October 2009.

The boat is fitted with all necessary up-to-date engineering facilities and laboratories and has the following characteristics:
- Length overall – 33,0 m;
- Total displacement – 260,0 t;
- Max. speed – up to 11 knots.
This work is a successful continuation of the DO «Vympel» activity in the field of designing ships of ecological monitoring and localization of consequences of emergency spills of aggressive media.

2. 23 October 2009, the State Ship Acceptance Commission signed a report of state tests of the landing boat, project 1176, developed by OJSC DO «Vympel». The order for building a series of boats was placed at OJSC “Sokolskaya Sudoverf”.

Principal particulars of the boat:
Length overall with raised-up ramp - 24,0 m;
Beam overall - 5,2 m.;
Depth amidships - 2,4 m.;
Mean draft amidships - 1,5 m.;
Cargo-carrying capacity – up to 50 t.;
Speed - 9,3 knot.;
Propulsion plant power - 2х110 kW;

In November, the boat came to the place of its continued basing.

3. Sea trials of a type ship and the first serial chemical tanker, project 00216, developed by OJSC DO «Vympel», are undergoing; as the shipbuilder there is OJSC «Okskaya Sudoverf», Navashino. When testing, instrumental measurements of such major parameters as speed of the ship and its manoeuvring characteristics were taken.

The chemical tanker has the following principal particulars:
Classification: КМ Ice R2-RSN AUT1-C Oil Tanker, Chemical Tanker Type 2 (Vegetable Oil) (ESP) of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping;
Length overall: 139,9 m;
Breadth molded: 16,7 m;
Depth design: 6,4m;
Draft design, fresh water: 3,6 m;
Draft at DWL, sea water: 4,06 m;
Deadweight, fresh water: 5400 t;
Deadweight, sea water: 6600 t;
Crew/Berth: 11/12 .

4. At the Baltic sea, shop sea trials of a crane ship of about 800 t deadweight, built at OJSC «Оkskaya Sudoverf», Navashino, acc. to the design of OJSC DO «Vympel», are undergoing.

The ship is fitted with a special crane of 20t capacity at up to 31m outreach and designed to take, storage, carry discharging cargos as well as to transfer them to associate ships.

Results of OJSC DO “Vympel” activities during the period from January to September of year 2009

Within the period from January to September of the year the practical mastering of the market of designing large capacity ships has been continued as well as designing warships, ecological monitoring ships, ships and facilities of development of the continental shelf.

The “Vympel’s” experience in the international business partnership on development of classification designs, detail/workshop drawings has been consolidated due to collaboration with foreign companies (including designing to rules of DNV, Lloyd’s Register, Germanischer Lloyd).

The following works have been carried out by “Vympel” during this period:

1. The state trials of the first serial large hydrographic boat BGK-797(design 19920) built at ОАО “Shipbuilding and ship-repair yard named after the October Revolution”, (city of Blagoveschensk) has been completed.
OJSC DO “Vympel” is the only ship designer in Russia that designs hydrographic craft.

Large hydrographic boat (design 19920 developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”)

2. Technical support of the construction and preparation for commissioning is being carried out for the following ships:
- roads sea-going tug of 1200 kW power intended for ships towing and refloating, design 705B (Аstrakhan Shipbuilding-Repairing Yard of ОАO “Zvyozdochka”, city of Astrakhan);
- sea-going tug of power 2800 kW intended for ships towing and refloating, design 745B(OAO “Yaroslavsky SSZ”).

3. Development of the engineering design of a sea-going INF-3 Class ship (“Etna”) is being carried out in cooperation with Italian company FINCANTIERI. The ship is intended for transportation of containers with irradiated nuclear fuel and radioactive waste.

Ship “Etna” (designers: OJSC DO “Vympel” and company FINCANTERI)

4. ОАО “Оkskaya Shipyard” (city of Navashino) has launched for outfitting and trials the hull of the type chemical tanker of design 00216. The tanker is being constructed for Malaysian company АЕТ.

Sea-/ river-going chemical tanker (design 00216 developed by OJSC DO “vympel”)

5. Technical support of the construction of the second 12000 dwt tanker (design 00215) is being carried out at ОАО “Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after M.Gorky”. The ship is intended for carriage of crude oil and mazut in bulk with provision of heating. The operation area: the Caspian Sea with possibility of a single passage through the Volga-Baltic Waterway.

The architectural and design concept: tanker with cargo accommodated in integrated and slop tanks. The ship’s steerability is provided by means of a steerable propeller system, bow and aft thrusters. The tanker is equipped with an integrated system of monitoring and control of the shipboard technical facilities. Provision is made for a PC enabling strength and stability monitoring while ship loading. Safe operation of the tanker is increased through installation of an inert gases system.

Sea-going tanker 12 000 dwt (design 00215 developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”)

6. By means of transport pontoon “Sevan” (design 426МВ, entered the service in 2009) positioning of the drilling rig LSP-1 has been carried out in the Caspian North. The operation at sea has been made based on the calculations made by “Vympel”.

Transport pontoon “Sevan” (design of the update: OJSC DO “Vympel”)

7. The Murmansk Ship Repair Yard is completing conversion of boat PSK-1412 into the boat of ecological monitoring with a view to estimate and forecast on the ecological state of the air and water basins of the Caspian Sea (project “Shchupaltsa-1”). The conversion design has been developed by DO “Vympel”. The boat is equipped with a modern domestic complex intended for defining the level and character of contamination of the natural surface waters.

Boat “Shchupaltsa-1” of ecological monitoring (conversion project: OJSC DO “Vympel” )

8. The engineering design of re-equipment and update of the transport ship “Yauza” (design 550) has been completed.

Transport ship “Yauza” (update design: OJSC DO “Vympel”)

9. An engineering design of the railway/car/passenger ferry (design 00650) has been developed and approved by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). The ferry will serve the ferry crossing between ports Ust-Luga, Baltijsk, Sassnitz (Germany).

Sea-going railway/car/passenger ferry (design 00650 developed by OJSC DO“Vympel”)

10. An engineering design 22440 of the 3200 kW tug has been developed by the joint venture OOO “Krylev-Vympel engineering”, approved by supervision bodies and the customer (OOO “Gasflot”).

The tug is designed to perform towing and berthing operations with MODU self-elevating, MODU, vessels, barges, and other floating facilities, conveyance of workmen teams, delivery of cargoes to drilling rigs, as well as fire fighting on other vessels and in ports, roadsteads, coastal areas and in arctic seas in compliance with the RS class.

Sea-going tug of power 3200 kW (design 22440 of the joint venture OOO ”Krylov-Vympel engineering”)

11. A design study of the sea-going tug of power 5100 kW (design “Storm” of DO “Vympel”) has been carried out. The tug is intended for patrol in the open sea, rendering assistance to ships in distress, performing underwater technical works.

12. The construction of the 18000 dwt chemical tanker at OAO “Amur Shipyard” is going on (design 18500 of OJSC DO “Vympel”).

13. OJSC DO “Vympel” took part in the 10th International Exhibition Neva-2009 on shipbuilding, shipping, ports activity, continental shelf and ocean development (St.Petersburg, September 22-25, 2009).

There were presented at the Exhibition the latest designs/studies of “Vympel” for the following important lines of work: transport fleet, vessels and technical facilities for shelf development, ships of the atomic and technological support, etc. In particular, there was presented at the stand of “Vympel” detail information about the new design of the railway/ car/passenger ferry for the line Ust-Luga-Baltijsk-Sassnitz (Germany) developed by request of OAO “Rosmorport”.

Besides, the work of the Design Office in the field of fishing and scientific/ research vessels within the Federal Target Program “The enhancement of the efficiency of the use and development of the resource potential of the fishing household complex in 2009- 2013” was presented.
The presentation was supported by video materials.

OJSC DO “Vympel” activity results in year 2008

The production activity of the Design Office “Vympel” in 2008 was focused on consolidation of the leading positions of the Office in its traditional specialization and on the engineering work quality rising.
The certificate of conformance of the quality management systems to the requirements of GOST RB 15.002-2003 and GOST ISO 9001-2001 has been confirmed.
The total volume of own works in 2008 came to 137, 5 % of the volume of 2007.
The average monthly pay has grown by 41% as compared with 2007.
The technical re-equipment of the Office has been continued.
The Fund of the President programs and special projects for defense and law enforcement agencies “Kremlin” awarded DO “Vympel” with the order “For the Adherence to the Duty” and the main reward “Golden Star” within the nomination “Investigations and developments of the technology and arms for the Navy”.

1. Reinforcement of the Russian Navy.

The leading shipbuilding enterprises in 2008 under technical support of OJSC DO “Vympel” performed construction and commissioning of the following auxiliary ships and floating facilities to designs of DO “Vympel”.

1.1. At ОАО Shipbuilding and ship-repair yard “Vympel” (city of Rybinsk) and at ОАО “Shipbuilding and ship-repair yard named after the October Revolution”, (city of Blagoveschensk) the construction of the type ships of the design 19920 and design 19920B large hydrographic boats of 320 t displacement has been completed. The boats are designed to carry out hydrographic and marking works in coastal areas of seas, for servicing, re-charging and repair of shore and floating navigation facilities, transportation of personnel, special equipment and cargoes to unequipped shore. The boats have high maneuvering qualities, non-restricted operation area, ice strengthening.

Large hydrographic boat (design 19920B developed by OJSC DO ”Vympel”)

1.2. A small hydrographic boat “Vaygach” (design 19910) of 1125 t displacement has entered the Russian Navy Hydrographic service, of non-restricted operation area, RMRS class. The boat has an ice strengthening and equipped with special hydrographic equipment. The type ship has been built at ZAO “Rybinsk Shipyard”. ОАО “Vostochnaya Shipyard” (city of Vladivostok) accomplishes the serial construction of the boats.

1.3. Technical support of the construction for the Russian Navy of the following auxiliary ships designed by DO “Vympel”.
1.3.1 Crane ship-loader of design 20360 for categorized cargoes (ОАО “Оkskaya Shipyard, city of Navashino);
1.3.2. Sea-going tug of 1450t displacement, non-restricted operation area, with ice strengthening. The tug purpose: towing and refloating ships, fire fighting on damaged ships. Design 22030 (FGUP “Khabarovsk Shipyard”, (city of Khabarovsk);
1.3.3. Roads sea-going tug of 300 t displacement intended for ships towing and refloating. Design 705B (Аstrakhan Shipbuilding-Repairing Yard ОАO “Zvyozdochka”).

1.4. Engineering work:
1.4.1. The first stage of development of the documentation for updating and re-equipment of the sea-going dry-cargo transport “Yauza” (design 550) has been completed. The updating and re-equipment will be carried out at the shipyard “Nerpa” (city of Murmansk).

Large sea-going dry-cargo transport ‘Yauza” (updating project: by ОJSC DO “Vympel”)

1.4.2. A technical proposal for the new generation of small sea-going dry-cargo transports of cargo-carrying capacity up to 500 t (design 12220) and up to 150 t (design 12230). The ships are designed to supply frontier posts and outposts with solid fuel, equipment, building materials.
1.4.3. Correction and updating works on the working documentation of sea-going tugs of design 745МB, design studies on the 280dwt salvage ship/ tug have been perfor-med on the 1350 dwt water tanker, on the fire boat with fire pump total capacity of 3500 m3/h.

1.5. The total scope of works within defense orders for 2008 came to about 55,19% of the scope of the Design Office own works.

2. Works performed in 2008 for civil customers:

2.1. A series of chemical sea-/river-going tankers (design 00216) is under constructed at the ОАО “Оkskaya Shipyard” (Navashino). The ship is intended for transportation of crude oil and petroleum products, including those requiring heating. The ship’s deadweight in river conditions is 5400t, in sea – 6600t. The tankers are designed for operation in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas in accordance with the ship’s class, as well as by inland waterways of the European part of Russia with passage by the Volga-Don Ship Canal and Volga-Baltic Waterway.

Chemical sea-/river-going tanker (design 00216 developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”)

2.2. OAO “Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after M.Gorky” has commissioned the 12000dwt type tanker of design 00215 built for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company.

Sea-going tanker (design 00215 developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”)

2.3. The Astrakhan shipbuilding and industrial association (АSPO) has completed the construction and ballasting tests of the transport pontoon “Sevan” (design 426МВ), intended for taking out the drilling rid LSP-1 being constructed at the Association yard. The rig is to be brought through the Volga-Caspian Canal to the site of operation in the Caspian North (Korchagin oilfield).

The pontoon is designed for taking the load of LSP-1 through its putting under the rig, subsequent deballasting, then transportation of the rig with further removal of the pontoon from under LSP-1 at sea at the site of operation. After transportation of LSP-1 the pontoon will be used as a multipurpose facility to transport heavy-weight large-size metal structures including drilling rig supports metal structures (for offshore construction in the Caspian region).

Transport pontoon (update design: OJSC DO “Vympel”)

2.4. An engineering design of the sea-going anchor handling tug/supply vessel (design 22450) has been developed and approved by the customer (OAO “Gasflot”) (support vessel for type SDC MODU). The vessel is provided with an independent dynamic positioning system DYNPOS-2, system of passive roll stabilizer.

Support vessel for MODU (design 22450 developed by OJSC DO “Vympel”)

2.5. In compliance with the state shipbuilding program a contract has been signed and design works started on creation of the ferry-boat communication (the customer: “Rosmorport”). The railway/car/passenger ferry (design 00650) is intended for operation on the line “Ust-Luga - Baltijsk (Russia) – Sassnitz (Germany)” and meets enhanced requirements of the ecological and passenger security.
The following companies take part in designing the ferry: the Krylov scientific and research institute, “Transas”, “Roselectroprom”, “MacGREGOR”, “Deltamarin” and others.

Sea-going railway/car/passenger ferry (design 00650 developed by OJSC DO“Vympel”)

2.6. The engineering and detail design of updating the special-purpose tanker (“Serebryanka”) for reception, clearing and carriage of liquid radioactive waste has been developed in the context of the ship functional area extension.

3. Design Office “Vympel” has qualified personnel, stable management structure and internal production relations. The company is vigorously supplemented with specialists of new generations. A system of adaptation of personnel is developed and introduced at “Vympel” as well as a tutorship system.

June 2006

A contract has been signed for development of working documents and for technical assistance in construction of a tanker to carry crude oil and oil products having density of 0.7 … 1.025 t/m3 including those which require heating. The tanker will be a twin-screw diesel-powered vessel with foredeck and quarter-deck, with aft location of ER and accommodation superstructure, with double bottom and double hull, with longitudinal centerline bulkhead in way of cargo tanks.

Principal particulars:

Class: KM III СП А1 oil-tanker (ОРП)
Length o.a., m: circ. 139.6
Width o.a., m: 16.7
Depth, m: 6.4
Draft to DWL, m: 3.6
Displacement at T=3.6 m, t: 7800
Deadweight at T=3.6 m, t: 6000
Speed, kn: 10

Vessels of the type are planned to be constructed at shipyards in Navashino and Chkalovsk (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast).

April 2006

Vyborg Shipyard launches Aktau Tanker built for Kazakhstan

According to Interfax, last Thursday witnessed Vyborg Shipyard (Leningrad Oblast) launching ‘Aktau’ tanker bult for the Kazakhstan ‘Kazmortransflot’ National Shipping Company. The cost of buildingthe tanker is 13.8 mln Euro. The commissioning of ‘Aktau’ tanker completes the ‘Kazmortransflot’ programme on building 12 000 tons tankers designed by ‘Vympel’ Ship-Design Company from Nizhny Novgorod. Earlier, the Vyborg Shipyard had built two other sister tankers, ‘Astana’ and ‘Almaty’, for the same shipping company. The tankers series was build for Kazmortransflot under an order by the Central Asia Shipping Company (Kazakhstan). The lead ship of the series was delivered to ‘Kazmortransflot’ in February 2005.

Information by ПортНьюс.ру

April 2006

Gorky Shipyard of Zelenodolsk continues fulfilling contract duties to Kazakhstan National Marine Shipping Company

As reported by the shipyard, a ceremonial departure of 4 non-propelled barges, c/c 3640 tons, is going to take place on 28 April 26, 2006 from Gorky Shipyard of Zelenodolsk for operation in the Caspian Sea.

It may be reminded that 2 other barges of the same series were commissioned on 12 November, 2005 for ‘Kazmortransflot’ Kazakhstan National Shipping Company.

Non-propelled barges, project 03060, are designed to carry gravel for creating artificial islands for further construction of oil production and transportation facilities in the Caspian Sea.

The barges designed by the Nizhny Novgorod ‘Vympel’ Ship-Design Company were built under the surveillance of the Russian Marine Register of Shipping to meet all the Regulations and Conventions qualifying this type of vessels by the time of construction.

February 2006

The Acceptance Report for two barges built at Zelenodolsk “M.Gorky Shipyard” to a design by “Vympel” Ship-Design Company was signed on 17 February 2006. The manless barges are designed to carry stone for creating artificial islands in the Caspian Sea.

Principal particulars of barges: Length between transoms, m: 102.3 Width molded, m: 16.5 Depth, m: 4.2 Cargo capacity, t: 3600

September 2005

10 September 2005 – a tug/supply boat launched in Komsomolsk-on-the-Amur, designed to bring supplies to offshore drilling rigs. The ship designed by ‘Vympel’ Ship-Design Company is under construction to the class DNV _X 1 A1, Tug, Supply Vessel, SF, EO, OILREC, Fire Fighter I, DYNPOS-AUT. Among the functions assigned to the vessel are the following: drilling rig towage, their setting at anchor, delivery of diesel fuel, and fresh water, pipes and other materials required in drilling rigs operation. The vessel can also carry out rescue operations and fire fighting at initial stages of fire. Besides, the function of spilt oil collection, reception and transportation is also provided for. During rescue operations the ship can accommodate 250 passengers.

August 2005

30 August 2005 – Delivery Act signed at Vyborg Shipyard on delivery of the lead ship, viz. 11890/12125 dwt tanker designed by ‘Vympel’ Ship-Design Company for ‘Mobil EX Energy Ltd.’ (Republic of Kazakhstan). The ship is designed to carry crude oil and fuel oil with heating provided.
LxBхНхТ, м — 149,35х17,3х10,1х7,0
Class Russian Maritime Register of Shipping – КМ ЛУ1 I А1 (ОВНМ) Oil Tanker (ОРП)

August 2005

24 August 2005 – a 5100/4100 dwt multi-purpose river/sea-going dry cargo carrier ‘Rusich’ launched at Navashino Shipyard constructed to a design developed by ‘Vympel’ Company. It is the third ship of a series being built at Navashino and designed to carry general and bulk cargoes, chemicals, metal, paper, timber, cotton, 20’ and 40’ ISO containers. Ships of the type are also under construction at Zelenodolsk Shipyard.

June 2005

11 June 2005 – Delivery Act signed on delivery of ‘Almaty’ 12 000 dwt tanker designed by ‘Vympel’ Company and built at the Vyborg Shipyard for ‘Central Asia Shipping Co. Ltd.’ (Republic of Kazakhstan). The tanker is designed to carry crude oil and fuel oil with heating provided.
LxBхНхТ, м — 149,35х17,3х10,1х7,0
Class Russian Maritime Register of Shipping – КМ ЛУ1 I А1 (ОВНМ) Oil Tanker (ОРП)

April 2005

24 April 2005 – Acceptance Act signed on refitting a BTP-75 ship into an ecological vessel ‘Piotr Gradov’ as designed by ‘Vympel’ Company. The refitting work was done at the Tuapse Shipyard. The distinctive feature of the vessel is that it is equipped with ecological equipment comprising a remotely operated unmanned submersible for underwater inspection; a set of appliances to eliminate oil leakages; an oil-filtering installation, water environment ecological control; besides, the ship is equipped with a trainer/simulator station designed for personnel training and for current ecological data collection and processing.
LxBxHxT, м – 61,3х10,8х4,5х3,45

February 2005

DOS “Vympel” and “Severo-Zapadny Flot” signed the contract for working out a classification project of general-purpose cargo type ship DW 7600 – project 00102.

On completion of finishing works according to the comments of the Customer (Kazmortransflot), on February 11, the acceptance-transfer-ownership certificate was signed for sea tanker series ship DW 12000, project 00210.

January 2005

The second ship of sea tanker DW 12000 series, project 00210 was launched in Vyborg shipyard. The delivery of ship is to take place in May, 2005.

The 00215 project tanker was laid down, which is the continuation of project 00210 series. The main difference is the replacement of main engine with a mid-speed one and the subsequent changes in the power unit.

The test runs of project 00210 type ship are completed.

December 2004

On the 22of December the acceptance-transfer-ownership certificate was signed for modernized general-purpose cargo type ship of mixed navigation, DW 5000, type “Rusich”, built by “Okskaya Sudoverf”; on December 10 and 27 the third and the fourth ships were laid in the same shipyard.

October 2004

The contract was signed between DOS ”Vympel” and Vyborg shipyard for working out detailed design documentation for tanker DW 11890 tons, project 00230.

September 2004

On September 4 at OAO Okskaya Shipyard ( Navashino town) a ceremony of launching of the first "Rusich" type modified general-purpose river/seagoing ship 5000 tdw was held.

On September 17 laying the keel of the anchor handling/tug/supply vessel of project 01271 took place at the Amur Shipyard. Vympel acts here as a developer of the detail project and operational documentation, provides engineering service of the vessel construction.

A contract on development of the detail design of a tanker 8000 tdw (project PK608) was signed between OAO DOS Vympel and Volgograd Shipyard. The classification design has been developed by Norwegian company LMG Marin to a Det Norske Veritas class.

August 2004

Launch of the first ship of a series of seagoing tankers 12000 tdw (project 00210) took place on August 5 at Vyborg Shipyard. Ship commissioning is scheduled for January of 2005.

On August 12 laying the keel of the first tanker of project 00230 took place at the Shipyard.

July 2004

A contract on placement of construction of project 30101 dry cargo ships ("Rusich" type) at Zelenodolsk Shipyard was signed. Laying the keel of the first ship is scheduled for September of this year.

May 2004

A contract on development of the engineering design of a tanker 11890 tdw (project 00230) was signed between OAO DOS Vympel and Vyborg Shipyard.

April 2004

OAO DOS VYMPEL and JSC "Amur Shipbuilding Plant" signed the contract for the development of workshop design documentation and technical assistance for an anchor-handling/tug/supply vessel for operation at the shelf of Vietnam. Classification project is developed by Rolls-Royce Marine (Norvey). The vessel`s lay down is planned for May of the current year.

28 April, Vyborg shipyard laid down the second vessel of a series of sea-going tankers dwt 12 000t, project 00210. The first vessel launch is scheduled for June 2004.

VYMPEL terminates the development of technical and working documents for a barge-platform of 3280t capacity, project 10141, for JSC "Krasnye Barrikady" Shipbuilding Plant.

"Astrakhan Shipbuilder" plant started the commissioning of the first barge-platform of 3650t capacity, project 03060, to the customer, NMSC "Kazmortransflot", built by VYMPEL`s project. Provision is made for construction of other three such barges.

March 2004

OAO DOS VYMPEL signed the contract with JSC "Krasnye Barrikady" Shipbuilding Plant, Astrakhan, for the development of design documentation for a barge-platform of 3280t capacity, project 10141, for carriage of bulk general cargos.

The second vessel of a series of multipurpose dry cargo motor ships type "Rusich" was launched at OAO "Krasnoye Sormovo" shipyard, its commissioning will be carried out in April 2004. Like-type vessels are also under construction at JSC "Okskaya Sudovef" shipyard in Navashino, N.Novgorod region.

December 2003 - January 2004 

A type tanker 12000 tdw of project 00210 was laid down on December 16,2003 at Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant. Number of ships: 2 + 2 (option). The tanker is built by an order of Central Asia Shipping Co.Ltd for operation in the Caspian Sea to the project by VYMPEL. The ship commissioning is scheduled for 2004. At present VYMPEL under a contract with the Plant develops working drawings for the construction of the tanker.

OAO Astrakhan Shipwright has started construction of a series of deck barges of cargo-carrying capacity 3650 t (project 03060). The barge customer: NMSK Kazmortransflot. In December 2003 Vympel handed over working drawings to the shipyard.

November 2003

Close cooperation between OAO DOS "Vympel" and ZAO National Maritime Shipping Company "Kazmortransflot" /Kazakhstan/ is still in progress. In November, The RS Head Office completed the approval of enlarged engineering project 03060 of a barge-platform, cargo capacity 3600t, designed for carriage of stone to fill islands in the north of the Caspian sea. The construction of a series of 4 units will be carried out at OAO "Astrakhansky Korabel" shipyard. The commissioning of the barges to the Customer, NMSC "Kazmortransflot", is planned for May 2004.

October  2003

VYMPEL participated in the regular annual users` conference - TRIBON Users`s Meeting 2003 -dedicated to computer-aided design systems /Sweden/.

On 44th weeks, sea trials of the first dry cargo motor ship type "Rusich", pr. 00101, were completed, showing the compliance with the principal specification particulars of the ship.

VYMPEL signed the contract with ZAO NMSC "Kazmortransflot" for development of the classification project of a sea-going non-propelled barge-platform of 3600t cargo-carrying capacity,
pr. 03060.

The same Customer took decision to arrange the construction of a sea-going tanker abt. 12000t deadweight, pr. 00210, type "Aktau", at the Vyborg shipyard. VYMPEL recommenced the work on the development of working documentation for this order construction

August 2003

A Contract is signed with OAO “Okskaya Shipyard” (Navashino, Nizhny Novgrod region) for construcrion of a series of modern “Rusich”-type multipurpose dry cargo ships. The keel laying of the type ship is anticipated in November- December 2003.

July 2003

A ceremony of keel laying of general purpose dry cargo motor vessel of abt. 7100 dwt pr.006RSD02 took place on the 27th of July at OAO "Okskaya Sudoverf" of Navashino.
The vessel was designed by "Marine design burea" of Odessa to RMRS class. The DOS "VYMPEL" is developing working and design documentation and provides engineering support in construction.

June 2003

Approval of the engineering project of a small hydrographic boat type "Baklan" by supervision boards has been completed.

The ceremony of launching the fourth dry cargo motor ship type "Valday" took place on 20 June 2003 at OAO "North Shipyard", built according to DOS Vympel`s project.

The design work on up-dating the ferry "Sakhalin-6" has been completed.

The development of design and operational documents for a small hydrographic vessel, being under construction at OAO Rybinsk Shipbuilding Plant, is continued.

May 2003

Development of the workshop, acceptance and operational documentation for project 00101 dry cargo "Rousich" type ship has been fully completed. The ship is under construction at the OAO Shipbuilding Plant "Zavod Krasnoye Sormovo", Nizhny Novgorod. The Customer has taken a decision on construction of a modified version of the ship at the Zelenodolsk Shipbuilding Plant.

OAO DOS "Vympel" and OAO Rybinsk Shipbuilding Plant have taken a decision on development of a design documentation based on the module "Tribon" - "Assembly Planning" as applied to project 19910 of a small hydrographic vessel. This radically new for the Russian shipbuilding practice sort of design documentation will make it possible for the Plant going to a new shipbuilding technology.

March 2003

Vympel has completed the revision of the technical projects: a large hydrographic boat type "Baklan" and a floating crane-loader type "Dubnyak".

Because of some disagreements between Turkish firms AHSEL HOLDING Co.Inc. and MED MARINE (Contractor of the ship construction) the realization of the 12 000 dwt tanker project, developed by "Vympel" for Kazakh National Maritime Shipping Company "KAZMORTRANSFLOT", is suspended.

The concerned Turkish and Kazakh partners carry out intensive consultations.
"VYMPEL" is prepared to bring in a financial action against the Turkish party.
The engineering work on updating the project of ferry "Sakhalin-6" started. Principal objective: provide possible carriage of heavy vehicles, including main road car trains.

January 2003

The extended classification design of tanker abt. 12 000 dwt of "Aktau" type designated for NMSK "Kazmortransflot" of Kazakhstan is approved by the Regulatory Bodies.

December 2002 The development of an enlarged classification project of a tanker about 12000 tdw for ZAO NMSK "Kazmortransflot" is completed. The whole work has been carried out by Vympel within 10 weeks including model tests in Vympel`s own testing tank.

October 2002

Construction of the third ship of project 00221 was completed this October at the JSC "Astrakhan Shipwright". The name of the ship is "Pannon Sun". The ship at present undergoes sea trials in the Black Sea. The ship was designed in 1996 by Design Office Vympel. The first ship was commissioned in 1999. Engineering services while the construction was rendered by Vympel.

On October 18, 2002 a keel laying-down of a new general purpose ship 5100 dwt took place at the Shipyard "Krasnoye Sormovo" in Nizhny Novgorod. The ship (type "Rusich") was designed by DOS Vympel. According to the contract the series will be of 10 ships. The Design Office shall complete development of the working documentation before the end of 2002. The full electronic model of the engine/boiler room was completed in October with the help of the CAD/CAM system TRIBON, version M1.

A contract with a German company Eurolog Engineering GmbH on joint development of the classification project of a tanker 3400 dwt was signed in October. The Design Office Vympel will develop drawings on the ship hull, shipboard arrangements, space equipment, shipboard systems and machinery. The construction of the tanker is intended at the Rousse Shipyard J.S.C in Bulgaria.

On October 30, 2002 a contract between the DOS Vympel, Joint Venture Ahsel Holding Co. Inc. - Med Marine (Turkey) and Kazakh National Shipping Company "Kazmortransflot" was concluded for development for the latter of the enlarged classification project of a tanker about 12000 tdw for operation in the Caspian Sea followed by construction at Turkish shipyards of three ships. The CAD/CAM TRIBON system will be widely used when fulfilment of the contract.

The establishment of a design office "Astramarin" has been completed in Astrakhan. The DOS Vympel, Finnish companies Deltamarin and RR Offshore are participants of the new company. The basic purpose of "Astramarin" is to provide engineering support (design and engineering) to JSC "Astrakhan Shipwright" in their works on the continental shelf.

May 2002

On Tuesday, 14 the car/passenger ferry "Tallink" built by Aker Finnyards (Finland) was handed over to the Owner. "Vympel" took part in designing the ferry superstructure by a contract with Pi-Rauma (Finland).

Within the cooperation technical information exchange between partners was carried out in electronic form exclusively.

April 2002 On April 12, 2002 the first multi-purpose dry cargo ship "Svyatoi Apostol Andrei" of 5000 dwt was launched at the Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) in St.Petersburg. The ship is built to a Vympel`s design.

March 2002

On 15th of March the Russian Agency for Shipbuilding issued a licence (registration number PC-21) allowing OAO DOS Vympel to design ships and facilities for the Russian Navy. The licence is valid until 2007.

A contract was signed for the development of documentation for the modernization and conversion of the "Russia". The vessel is intended for business/recreation trips of the supreme State leaders.

A contract was signed for the development of the engineering design of a chemical tanker.

January 2002

A contract is signed and works are in progress on creation of a model of the superstructure for the 47000 t tanker which is being built at the Admiralty Shipyards, St.Petersburg.

A detailed model of the superstructure structures is carried out with the use of the TRIBON CAD system. Handover of the design and engineering information to the yard to build the tanker will be performed solely by electronic communication means at the level of data bases since the TRIBON system is available to both the partners.