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Azov Shipyard (SRZ, LLC), formerly known as Zhdanov Shipyard, located in
Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...
, Ukraine, is the largest ship repair enterprise in the
Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...
, specializing in ship repair, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, and cargo transshipment. The company is managed by Mariupol Investment Group. It is a subsidiary of
SCM Holdings System Capital Management or SCM ( uk, Систем Кепітал Менеджмент) is a major Ukrainian financial and industrial holding company established in 2000 in Donetsk in the east of the country and since 2014 headquartered in Kyi ...
.


History

The history of Azov Shipyard started in 1886, when the first mechanics' workshops were built for Mariupol's port. In 1931, the complex of workshops were organized within Mariupol's shipyard. In 1989, the shipyard got its modern name—Azov Shipyard. The enterprise has been managed by MC MIG, LLC, since 2010.


Ship repair

Azov Shipyard has a floating dock with a lifting capacity of 15 thousand tons. The enterprise is capable of handling vessels with lengths of up to 200 meters and widths of up to 25 meters, with an approach channel allowing vessels with a draft of up to 8 meters. The enterprise performs the repair of sea and river vessels, with a capacity of up to 120 vessels annually. The yard also manufactures spare parts for all kinds of vessels.


Transshipment of cargo

SRZ, LLC provides the transshipment of oversized and heavy cargo using railroads and berth lines, its own diesel shunters, cranes, and other equipment. The enterprise has eight berths (1.24 kilometers in total length) equipped with gantry cranes with a capacity from 5 to 40 tons. The total area for cargo accumulation is over 21 thousand square meters. The depth of the water near the berths is 8 meters.


Shipbuilding

SRZ, LLC builds different types of self-propelled and non-self-propelled ships, seaport-roads, oil-skimming ships, floating docks, berths, pontoons, and other elements of hull shipbuilding. More than 200 ships have been built by the enterprise since it started operating.


Notable vessels

Azov is one of several shipyards that has built the Ondatra-class landing craft.


Engineering

The enterprise provides mechanical processing for fleet and fleet-related industries. It provides work on universal lathe, milling, vertical-turning lathe, boring, and gear-cutting machines. Casting and forging production at the yard allows production from cast iron and non-ferrous metals for vessels and equipment. Azov Shipyard produces hoisting and handling equipment and metal structures. The enterprise has gained experience in production and can supply over 120 different models of rope grabs (with a capacity of 2.5 to 35 tons) that can be used by metallurgical plants as well as sea and river ports to transship bulk cargo and scrap metal.


References

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