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Proposed law on support of Russian shipbuilding approved by the Government Commission – Ministry of Transport

January 24, 2011

Draft law “On support measures for shipbuilding and navigation in Russia” has been approved by the Government Commission on Legislative Drafting Activities, said Deputy Transport Minister Viktor Olersky to journalists in Saint-Petersburg.

Pella Plant to build heavy vessels in Leningrad Region

January 09, 2011

In a two-year time Pella Plant is going to increase its stock of tugboat orders 5 times and to start building heavy vessels.

FGUP “Rosmorport” have announced a competition to carry out dredging works at the Kaliningrad Sea Canal and the port of Kaliningrad harbours

December 17, 2010

FGUP “Rosmorport” have announced a competition to carry out dredging works at the Kaliningrad Sea Canal and the port of Kaliningrad harbours (the contract includes maintenance and current repairs of three dredge stations).

«Rosteft» is investing approximately 150 million dollars in construction of new ships

December 08, 2010

JSC “Rosneft” Petroleum Company” is planning to invest about 150 million US dollars in construction of new vessels in 2010-2013. According to Andrey Aprelenko, Director General of ZAO “Rosnefteflot”, new ships are built at shipbuilding facilities of JSC “Far East Centre of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair” – sub-holding of JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation”.

Fish Vessel Construction is Today’s Priority

December 07, 2010

At the meeting in Khabarovsk Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered to work out a federal leasing programme for fishing ship construction.

Volume of Russian marine services amounts to 10 billion dollars per year

December 06, 2010

In the Soviet times marine fleet was making 3-4 billion rubbles of net profit per year. Today the amount is twice smaller.

For the first time in recent years a passenger vessel is being built in Moscow

December 06, 2010

Moscow Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Plant (JSC MSSZ) has recently celebrated its 74th birthday. As a birthday gift the Plant has received an opportunity to lay down a keel for a new pleasure boat, which should be ready for the summer navigation season.

United Shipbuilding Corporation to build Russian arctic vessels in Finland

November 25, 2010

United Shipbuilding Corporation bought in a 50%-share in Helsinki shipyard STX Europe for 150 million euros. The purchase will be financed out of the shipyard carry-forward.

United Shipbuilding Corporation plans to invite 2 milliard dollar credit funds to construct shipyards in Far East

November 25, 2010

United Shipbuilding Corporation plans to invite credit funds of about 2 milliard dollars to construct shipyards in the Far East in 2011.

Moscow Shipyard starts constructing a brand new cruising boat

November 25, 2010

Moscow Shipyard proceeded to construction of a cruising boat for Passazhirsky Port (the trademark Stolichnaya Sudokhodnaya Kompania , SSK) on November 23. According to the SSK’s CEO Dmitry Balykov, the company has placed an order for two brand new cruising boats, but they intend to order at least 10 boats of the series in future.