700.000 euros for the overhaul of two ships

The "Adriatic 42" shipyard in Bijela carries out overhauls of two ships of the Navy of the Army of Montenegro (VCG), according to a contract worth 700.000 euros, which the company signed with the Ministry of Defense in early August.

About ten days ago, a more extensive overhaul of the offshore tug PR-41 "Orada" was started in Bijela according to that contract, while last week on the big so-called to the travel lift of the "Adriatic 42" shipyard, the patrol boat P-105 "Durmitor" was lifted from the sea to the shore for docking and minor overhaul.

The work on both of these ships will last 45 days, and in addition to standard dock work on the underwater part of the hull, propeller shafts, rudders and valves, it also includes ultrasonic measurement of the thickness of the ship's feet at 1.000 points per ship, replacement of any weak parts of the sheet metal on the ship's hull, and in the case of the tug "Orada" and some other piping and work on the fuel tanks, i.e. in the propulsion complex of the ship, and on the ventilation and air conditioning system.

These are the first major investments in those two ships which, along with the training ship "Jadran", currently represent the bulk of the naval forces of the Croatian Navy.

Since the closure of the former military shipyard "Arsenal" in Tivat in 2007, the Navy has been left almost without any serious logistical and technological support, which had a disastrous effect on the integrity of its vessels and thus on the level of combat readiness of this type of VCG. With the opening of the shipyard "Adriatic 42" in Bijela, which is supported by the consortium of the renowned shipbuilding corporation "Drydock World Dubai" and the Tivat-based "Adriatic Marinas", the Navy of the Czech Republic has once again been given the opportunity to carry out overhauls at least of its ships in its home country, while not yet in Bijela it cannot work when it comes to weapons and more complex combat systems on military vessels, which was once done routinely and without problems in the Tivat Arsenal.

"The Ministry of Defense concluded a multi-year contract with the company 'Adriatic 42' from Bijela with the aim of ensuring the regular dynamics of the maintenance of the vessels of the Navy of Croatia. Dock works, as well as complex works on the ships of the Croatian Navy, have been started, in order to raise their technical correctness to a higher level", it was announced on this occasion from the Ministry of Defense, whose work is officially coordinated by the Minister of the Interior. Filip Adzic.

The Ministry of Defense is already implementing a 300.000-euro contract with the Kalafat Workshop "Bokovac" from Bar, which was hired for the production and assembly of a total of 21 new wooden tackle elements on the school ship MVCG - sailing vessel "Jadran". The MoD also announced a tender with an estimated value of 170.000 euros for the procurement, delivery and installation of a new navigation radar and internal ship communication system for the training ship "Jadran".