Shipyard Begej is a leading shipyard for building inland fully outfitted Chemical tanker ships, Container ships and Barges for West European market.

1. SHIPYARD BEGEJ
Manufacturing inland customized
vessels since 1947
COMPANY
PROFILE
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2. Build Different
In its six decades long history, Shipyard Begej has produced
nearly 300 inland waterway vessels. In the last 25 years, 60
projects were finished: 27 were dry cargo vessels, 18 chemical
tankers and 15 special purpose vessels.
In 2005, Shipping Group Mercurius from The Netherlands acquired Shipyard Begej
and introduced modern systems and procedures, turning the shipyard’s focus to fully
outfitted inland waterway vessels.
Throughout the years, Shipyard Begej has maintained its position as the leading
shipbuilder in Serbia. With over 200 skilled employees, use of state –of-the art technology
and process methods, our yard has the resources and facilities to produce fully outfitted,
turn-key inland waterway vessels customized to our client’s requests, compliant to all
international certification standards.
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3. THE WINNING TEAM
Our team, led by an accomplished international management, combines the passion and
enthusiasm of youth with experience of our seasoned naval engineers and architects,
turning bold ideas into the latest generation of technologically advanced inland ships.
We are dedicated to developing our most valuable asset: our know-how and our people.
From our skilled workmen to designers and engineers, each of our men and women are
is completely dedicated to getting the best results possible.
CUTTING EDGE SHIPBUILDING
Our in-house design team simultaniously collaborates with our clients and classification
societies on all aspects of vessel customization, in order to honour the highest
construction and safety standards. Full working documentation for each vessel is
always ready in time for its launch, so we’re able to provide continuous support to
our clients and international classification societies, like Lloyds Register of Shipping,
Germanischer Lloyd, CE - EU Recreational Craft Directive, Yugoslav Registry, NSI
Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate.
“We always keep in mind the long-term
view – for the client, it’s a long term
investment. For us, as builders
and operators, it’s a long-term
project”.
Robert-Jan Zimmerman
CEO Begej/Mercurius Shipping Group
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4. OUTFITTING
Our ships are fully outfitted at Begej shipyard’s berth, reducing the building time by outfitting
the vessel while the hull is still being built.
We manufacture ladders and gangways, handrails, guardrails, awnings, floorings, racks
and shelves, brackets. Shipyard Begej also has long-standing partnerships with Western
European suppliers of the highest quality equipment: generators, diesel engines, electrical
systems, piping, fire safety systems, grey, brown and clear water systems, ventilation ducts,
heating and air-conditioning systems, heating coils for cargo tanks etc.
The outifiting and interior design of the wheel house and crew quarters are especially
important. We work closely with our customers on every aspect of their daily routines so
our design reflects their personal preferences, habits and needs.
SAFETY FIRST
Our shipyard has developed high standards of
safety and security. Keeping our employees safe
and healthy is an integral part of our business.
Greener Future
Environmental impact of the shipbuilding and marine industry has become a major challenge
for the entire industry. Begej shipyard is committed to protecting the environment and
strive to improve our environmental performance.
Keeping the shipyard environment safe for its employees and the community is remains
our strategic direction.
Our ships have continously improved their performance over the past decade, making
them more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly then the previous generation.
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5. Personal Service
YOU’RE THE CAPTAIN
Once at the shipyard, our staff will be there to help you explore everything we have to
offer. You will have an office of your own with all the necessary equipment and Wi-Fi
that covers the entire shipyard grounds. One of our project managers will be your host
the entire time, to help you get acquainted with the process and the people.
You will meet our talented design team who will demonstrate their approach to all
phases of the ship design. Our project managers will show you the production facilities,
from steel cutting shops and prefabrication shop to the slipway. They will show you the
outfitting berth and introduce you to our interior design team.
A project manager assigned to your project ensures that your vessel is ideally suited to
your business’ needs. You can influence all phases of shipbuilding through our unique
project management system that allows you to follow every step of the process. We
provide 24/7 online support.
The shipyard’s owner, Mercurius Shipping Group has been operating inland waterways
vessels for decades now. Their on-site technical advisors are always there to share
their vast accumulated experience with customers. From minor outfitting or interior
design details, they help guide Begej’s design teams and project managers to achieve
the utmost goal – the best ship you can find, built to your exact specification, right on
time, better every time.
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6. FACILITIES & CAPABILITIES
FACILITIES: HIGHLIGHTS:
• 2 assembling workshops • Capacity of about 6.000 tons of steel
• 2 locksmith workshops production per year
• 1 machining workshop • Experience with complete outfitting of ships
• 1 steel plate storage (outdoors) • Experience with stainless steel tankers
• 1 customs’ storage (indoors)
• 1 slipway 100 m
PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES:
SLIPWAY FEATURES: 1. Container ship length is up to 135 m.
• maximum pulling out weight: 1200t 2. Container barge length is up to 90 m.
• maximum launching weight according to ship 3. Tugboat length is up to 100 m
deadweight on towing carriage: 1540t 4. Draught of lightship is up to 2 m
• designed launching weight: 2000t 5. Slipway characteristics:
• dimensions: 110 x 77,5 m • maximum pulling out weight is 1200 tons
• river depth: approx. 2 m • maximum launching weight according
• workforce: about 210 to deadweight of towing carriage is 1540 tons
• designed launching weight 2000 tons
CRANEAGE: 6. Vessel of maximum height of 9 m (above base
• tower crane: [8T@15,5T/ 4,23T@27,2m/ to the highest point) can pass under all bridges if it
2,84T@38m/ 2T@50m] floats at draught of 2 m.
• portal crane: 1x10T
• bridge crane: 1x10T; 2x10T; 2x8T;
1x15T; 2x15T
• mobile crane: 80T; 28T; 8T
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7. Production Range
CHEMICAL TANKERS
If you are looking for liquid cargo ships, our inland
type C and type N chemical tankers may be the right
solution for you. These double hull vessels, designed to
carry a wide range of high grade chemicals, are fully built
and outfitted at Begej.
Customized to your clients’ exact Type C tanker ship NG 288
specifications, they will help them carry ZUIDWAL
a broad range of specialty chemicals
and petroleum products in a most Type C tanker ship NG 287
AVENTURA
efficient, environmntally friendly way.
Type N tanker ship NG 282
STAVORDIA
Type N tanker ship NG 271
PIZ PERFORMANCE
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8. Production Range
CARGO SHIPS
Begej’s cargo ships are a cost-effective and
environmentally friendly way to transport
goods around Europe.
Container ship NG 273
Lahringen
Coupled barge NG 285/286
Millenium I&II
Container push barge NG 280
Salland
Begej shipyard builds technologically advanced container vessels, with ship
design optimized so that it takes into consideration the number of containers to
be carried, efficiency of loading and unloading, and its special characteristics
that make it stable and flexible at the same time.
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9. Production Range
SMART SHIPS
Technologically advanced inland river vessels that expand
your business’ possibilities
Probably the most technologically advanced among Begej
shipyard’s ships, Begej’s container crane vessels use their
on-board crane to load and unload container cargo at any
location.
On the other hand, M-factor’s trimodular
structure prolongs the life of the ship in case
of any structural damage to the hull.
Container Crane NG 272
Transferium
Container Ship NG 293
M-Factor 960
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10. Production Range
TUGBOATS
Tugboats built at Begej are powerful, highly
maneuverable watercrafts suitable both for
river transport and marine harbours
Tugboat NG 260
Bugsier II
Tugboat NG 267
Bugsier III
These small, sturdy boats are becoming increasingly
important both in the inland waterway cargo
transportation and marine harbours
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11. Production
Range
SHARQ
Created to fit the requirements of a state-of-the art mobile
river home or office, Sharq is a unique luxury ship with excellent
sailing characteristics.
Not for the fainthearted, it requires an adventurous spirit, but brings many rewards.
Sharq offers 105m2 of loft-like live/work space with plenty of storage, 360 degree
views and ample light. Despite its Sharq, the vessel can easily be manoeuvred with the
powerful bow and stern thrusters.
NG 290
Sharq 3
NG 291
Sharq 4
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12. Production
Range
STEEL MANUFACTURING
Our unique combination of production capabilities has enabled
us to branch out of the shipbuilding industry.
The shipyard’s in-house steel manufacturing and engineering capacities make it
possible to produce parts and components for the vessels built at the shipyard, which
significantly reduces construction costs. From basic steel constructions to process
equipment and piping systems for processing plants, we have built our reputation on
reliability, high quality of our products and precise delivery times.
Our steel manufactiring workshop
produces:
Construction steel structures
Storage tanks, petrol and oil tanks,
chemical and food industry tanks.
Piping systems
Other services:
Bending
We provide steel, stainless steel, aluminum, Our highly skilled workers are certified to bend
or brass manual or robotic welding, using the steel using rolling, incremental bending, hot
following welding technologies: Gas 311 / TIG bending, rotary-draw bending, and induction
141 / MIG 135 / MAG 136 / REL 111 / EPP bending.
121 / MAW / SAW / FCAW SMAW
Sandblasting and painting
Cutting At Shipyard Begej, paintwork is of the highest
Our steel cutting shop offers precision cutting quality. Using certificated paints by world’s
with plasma cutters, pantographs and hydraulic leading paint manufacturers, we perform the
scissors. Our engineering team designs a basic coloring, epoxy resin till bitumen, condor
program for cutting different shapes according or some other paint substance for anticorrosion
to our customers’ needs. protection, precisely defining paint thickness
and the level of protection. The final product
has maximum steel and aluminum corrosion-
resistance.
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13. About Shipyard Begej
Shipyard Begej History Quality assurance
and certification
Shipyard Begej was founded in 1947. In its long history,
shipyard Begej has produced nearly 300 inland waterway - Lloyd's Register
vessels. In the past 25 years, 60 projects were finished: 27
- Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
were cargo-dry vessels, 18 cargo-liquid vessels and 15 special
purpose vessels. - CE - EU Recreational Craft
Directive
In 1966. Shipyard Begej started building inland transportation
- Yugoslav Register –
ships: cargo and container ships and barges, chemical
Belgrade
tankers and tug boats. In 2005 Shipping Group Mercurius
acquired Shipyard Begej and introduced modern systems - IACS - International
and procedures, turning the shipyard’s focus to inland fully Association of Classification
outfitted vessels. Societies LTD.
Our Location
Temisvarski drum bb
23000 Zrenjanin,
Serbia
Our Production
Projects per commercial groups (%) Projects per constructions (%)
Cargo-dry Cargo-liquid Tugboat
22%
vessel vessel
30% 1.5% Pontoon
25% Chemical Tanker
1.5% Cruiser
45% 7%
Bulk Carrier
30% 13%
25%
Special Container Barge
Container Ship
purpose vessel
Contacts T: +381 23 519 700
F: +381 23 523 190 www.shipyardbegej.com
info@begej.rs
Manufacturing inland customized
vessels since 1947