Vard Tulcea

Vard Tulcea is situated in Tulcea, Romania, some 40 nautical miles from the Black Sea on the banks of the River Danube.

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About

Vard Tulcea yard in Romania is situated in the town of Tulcea some 40 nautical miles from the Black Sea on the banks of the Danube. The ship yard has been part of VARD since 2000 and specialize in hull manufacturing and early outfitting of vessels. With a rich shipbuilding history going back several decades, Vard Tulcea also have the required expertise to deliver fully outfitted vessels.

Highlights

  • Modern shipbuilding facilities with excellent logistics.
  • Large warehouse areas and automated warehouse management
  • Integrated Management System for Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety.
  • Motivated personnel working to the newest and most efficient shipbuilding practices.
Tulcea air view

Yard Capacities

Certification

  • ISO 9001:2015
  • ISO 14001:2015
  • ISO 45001:2018

General information

  • Established: 1975
  • Total yard area: Shipyard Operation Phase I: 756 000 m²

Power

  • Main feed SY – 6 kV Sub-stations in SY – 6/0.4 kV/380 V – 220 V at 50 Hz/

Floating dock

  • Length of ponton: 209.20 m​
  • Breadth of Pontoon (MLD): 61.09 m​
  • Breadth inside walls (MLD): 50.65 m​
  • Depth of Pontoon (MLD): 10.1 m​
  • Normal working draft: 7.0 m​
  • Lifting capacity for transfer: 27 000 t​
  • Docking capacity: 27 000 t​

Quays

  • 500 m - Outfitting Quay no1 with 2 x 120 t gantry crane & 5 cranes of 15/50 to​
  • 123 m - Outfitting Quay no2 with 1 x 15 t crane​
  • 247 m - Outfitting and Commissioning Quay with 2 x 15 t crane​
  • 870 m total length of the quay inside basin and to the river ​

Outfitting hall

  • Integrated Workshop (piping, steel outfitting, mechanical) and warehouse
  • Piping workshop

    Steel pipe area - 28 m x 100 m (2800 m²)
    Overhead cranes: 1 x 3,2 t, 1 x 5,0 t (UMT)
    CNC Pipe silos 29 rack capacity
    CNC Pipe bending machine: 1 x (DN25 - 100 mm) and 1 x (DN 100 to 350 mm)
    CNC Band Saw: 1 x (1,2 x 2,3 m), 1 x (1,7 x 2,4 m), 1 x (3,3 x 2,5 m ) 1 x (1,7 x 2,3 m)
    CNC Flame cutting machine D max 600 mm (saddle cuts insertion and branch)
    CNC MAG Welding machine (flange filet welding)
    CNC Roller conveyors

    Special pipe area
    - 20 m x 100 m (about 2000 m²)
    Pipe pressure test area
    Pipe high pressure washing cabin
    Pipe painting cabin
    Pipe paint dryer cabin
  • Warehouse: 6 covered warehouses total area 15 800 m²
  • Hull outfitting: locksmith, mechanical, galvanizing - total area 27 000 m²
  • Electrical workshop and warehouse area: 4400 m²
  • Outfitting and Commissioning Quay - 247 m
    Fume extractors
    Wastewater treatment facility
    Technical gases final distribution system
    Rack power distribution units for welding equipment
    Hoses, coupling and splitters (related to Fume extractors)
    Platforms for loading and access tower
    Warehouse, offices, toilets and canteen

Workshops

  • Hull workshop
    Plate handling & Treatment (shot blasting/primer), max. size: 12 000 mm, profile/bars: all ypes.
    CNC: 2 x ESAB (auto bevel), 2 x ECKERT (auto bevel), 1Koice, 1DOMI.
    1 x Kranendonk machine - rounding plate edges.
    2 x Panel lines length of 135 m and a width of 12 m.
    Overhead cranes: 3 x 75 t; 3 x 50 t.
    Press machine: 1 x 500 t and 1 x 1000 t (Thickness from 6 ~ 300 mm).
    Pin jig area: 2 x (14 m x 100 m).
    Fixed base: 7 x (14 m x 100 m).
    Rolling machine: Roll bending of 6000 mm length and 25 mm plates with diameter 2000 mm; Profile bending 250 t.
    Overhead cranes: 2 x 75 t; 4 x 50 t inside and 3 cranes 50 t outside.
  • Painting workshop
    3 x Blasting & Painting: L x W x H: 41 m x 27.5 m x 25.5 m.
    2 x Blasting & Painting: L x W x H: 37 m x 27 m x 18 m.
    Max. dimensions for grand blocks: 40 m x 27 m x 25 m and approx. 1800 t

Building berths

  • Goliath crane 700 t, operation length over building berths 1 + 2 + 3 for 310 m
  • Berth no. 1: 244 m long x 34 m, 165 to/lm capacity
  • Berth no. 2: (including berth 3) 310 m long. x 34 m, 165 to/lm capacity
  • Berth no. 4: 240 m long x 15,7 m, 33 to/lm capacity
  • Berth no. 5 & 6: 203 m long x 15,7 m, 33 to/lm capacity

Additional info

Transfer system
Modular hydraulic transefer system

Mobile cranes
2 x 120 t (PROMT-UMT)
8 x 50 t (PROMT-UMT)
4 x 15 t (PROMT-UMT)

Multi wheeler
1 x 228 t (L x W: 12,3 m x 5,0 m) h: 1550 mm / H: 2250 mm
1 x 380 t (L x W: 16,7 m x 6,0 m) h: 1540 mm / H: 2240 mm
SPMT 4 x 250 t (L x W: 8,4 m x 2,43 m) h: 1150 mm / H: 1850 mm

Forklifts
18 forklifts with the capacity from 1,4 t to 16 t