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According to the press service of FSUE "Rosmorport" Azov basin branch put into operation the second icebreaking tug "Muromets" (of TG04M prj.), built by order of enterprise at JSC "Nizhegorodskiy Teplokhod" Shipyard (Bor, Nizhny Novgorod, Sergey Konovalov is a general director).
 
Thereby, two new tugs are working in the branch and they are necessary to ensure the safe navigation of vessels in maritime ports of Azov and Rostov-on-Don, where shipping conditions are characterized by high intensity. Both tugs will also be used for towing escort of vessels during drawing of Rostov-on-Don railway bridge.
 
Tugs "Dobrynya" and "Muromets" will be involved in the delivery of representatives of government commissions and crew members on board the vessels staying in the roads, as well as pilots delivery for pilotage works.
 
The TG04M project was designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
A lot of "Neva-2009" visitors could watch film (stand of "Nizhegorodskiy Teplokhod" shipyard), that illustrated absolutely unique maneuvering qualities of "Portoviy 1", including "police U-turn" (terminology of motor-car enthusiasts).
 
Self-propelled dry-cargo vessels and tankers and also non-self-propelled barges have been built for river and river-sea going transportations for last years, as a rule. These objects directly transport the cargo ("earn").
 
At the same time existing tug fleet continues becoming out of date steadily. There were 55 vessels with the age up to 10 years, 101 vessels with the age from 10 to 15 years, 972 vessels with the age from 15 to 20 years, 2517 (!!!) vessels with the age from 20 to 30 years and 3119 (!!!) vessels with the age more than 30 years with the RRR class at the beginning of 2008.
 
Though in the river ports necessity of the new tug boats is very high due to extremely decrepitude of existing fleet.
 
The tugboats of TG04 and TG04M prjs. series are the first of the new generation of river tugs and pushers that are built for operation into Russian internal waterways.
 
Tugboat features are as follows:
 
• tug is designed for operation at extremely low outer air temperature;
• equipment and construction of the propulsion complex permit to put tugboat into operation at extremely low temperature from condition of full into-ice freezing;
• tug's hull is of reinforced type for operation in the conditions of freeze basin;
• tug's weight does not exceed 100 t for providing ability to raise tug onto berth for the winter stay;
• tug's maximal draught does not exceed 1.80 m;
• tugboat is able to fulfill works due to providing port fleet safety during ice shifting, so her overall dimensions should me of minimal type;
• can be used for delivery up to 12 passengers in the roads.
 
The project was designed for RRR class notation of O 2.0 (ice 30) A. Ice category is assigned higher that recommended by RRR Rules for vessels of "O 2.0" type.
 
Keel of tug "Portoviy-1" of TG04 prj. (building number of 701) was laid down on 12.09.08. She was launched on 27.08.09. Sea trials were finished on 07.09.09. The vessel was put into operation on 17.09.09.
Keel of tug "Portoviy-2" of TG04M prj. (building number of 702) was laid down on 13.09.11. She was launched on 05.06.12. The vessel put into operation on 17.07.12.
Keel of tug of TG04M prj. with building number of 703 was laid down on 08.12.11.
Keel of tug of TG04M prj. with building number of 704 was laid down on 08.12.11.
 
The information source - official website of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Rosmorport".