In Uljanik on the 19th December, Hull No. 501 – “Berkarar”, the first of two contracted ferries (Ro-PAX) intended for the transportation of passengers, trucks and other vehicles on the Caspian Sea, and constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for the company “State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan”, was launched from Slipway No.2.
The ship was released into the sea by the traditional cutting of the rope by Mrs. Tea Popovića, head of the Small Pre-assembly Department in Uljanik shipyard. Apart from the senior people of Uljanik Shipyard, Akmammet Puhanov, Deputy of the President of the Commercial Fleet of Turkmenistan, also attended.
The assembled guests were addressed by Eduard Milovan, the Director of Uljanik Shipyard who among other things noted how the ship constructors of Uljanik may be satisfied with the state of the ship which is already at a high level of completeness, and the delivery is planned for the beginning of July of next year. Milovan also thanked the inspectors of the Russian Register of Ships and congratulated all employees of Uljanik for the successfully completed work and the launching of the ship.