«Nibulon» announced that they are ready to build a military fleet

"Nibulon» launched the first tug of its own production in 2014. Archive photo of «Nikvesti"

The Nibulon company has declared its readiness to produce vessels for any purpose, including government and military orders.

The owner of the group of companies «Nibulon» Andrii Vadaturskyi told about this in an interview with Economic Pravda.

According to him, there is a need in Ukraine for the construction of new vessels, because the country has almost no fleet of its own, and service functions are performed exclusively by tugboats in ports.

«We really hope to order a fleet for state bodies. There is a need, the only question is decision-making and financial assistance from abroad for such programs. We are ready to produce any vessels for any purpose. There is almost no fleet in Ukraine, only service functions are performed by tugboats in ports. The second, of course, is the military direction, where Ukraine still exists. Ukraine must have its own modern fleet in order to protect ports and increase economic interests in the Black Sea,» he said.

The leader also confirmed that they are ready to take military orders. In addition, he drew attention to the economic losses that Ukraine suffered due to the blockade of ports and proposed to direct part of the funds to the construction of a fleet that could protect them.

«You can calculate how much Ukraine has lost due to the blocking of sea ports. «Wouldn't it be better to use a tenth to build a navy that could protect the ports from such things?» he suggested.

We will remind you that in 2014, the tug «NIBULON-5» was launched in Mykolaiv, which became the first vessel created at the «Nibulon» shipbuilding and repair plant.