Tugboat “RB-399” (YN 937) of project 90600, pertaining to the series of vessels of 2013 delivery program, has been launched at Pella Shipyard. This year the tugboat will be delivered to Russian Federation (RF) Navy and put into operation within the Northern Fleet of RF. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the current state and development prospects of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. On opening the meeting, the President announced that Vladimir Shmakov has been appointed the new head of the corporation. The United Shipbuilding Corporation was established pursuant to Presidential Executive Order of March 21, 2007 for the [...]
Two newly built environmental service vessels—the boom layers and oil/debris skimmers of the R 2010 design were launched at Zvezda shipyard. The compact and maneuverable vessels are intended for emergency oil spill response situations, debris collection and many other uses typical for harbor vessels. The twins, built at Zvezda shipyard, a part of Far Eastern [...]
Igor Levit, Acting General Director of FSUE “Rosmorport”, visited the Vyborg Shipyard, LLC on 14th of May 2013, where 3 diesel-electrical icebreakers of project 2900M are being conducted by order of FSUE “Rosmorport”, which acts as a client constructor. Igor Levit observed the construction progress, and visited the workshops, where formation and welding of icebreaker [...]
The new Project 20380 corvette ‘Boiky’ constructed by JSC Severnaya Verf shipyard for Baltic Fleet (BF) has been commissioned. Boiky is the third vessel of Project 20380, developed by Almaz Design Bureau, for the shipyard. Lead ship of the series, corvette Stereguschiy, was delivered in 2007. The second corvette – Soobrazitelny – was delivered to the [...]
Nevsky Shipyard yesterday delivered, May 16th 2013, the third self-propelled dry-cargo vessel of RSD49 project the ‘NEVA-LEADER 3′ to the Сustomer – North-Western Shipping Company, JSC. The Project was developed by “Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-SPb”, JSC in close co-operation with the specialists of the customer and the shipyard. The feature of RSD49 project vessel is the existence [...]
The seventh 7030/5428 tons sea/river tanker VF Tanker – 17, launched at Navashino based Okskaya Shipyard (Oka) on Feb. 8th 2013, has been delivered to its owner the V.F.Tanker(part of VBTH Holding, the majority stakeholder of which is UCL Holding). The vessel of Project RST27, designed by Marine Engineering Bureau, has increased river function comparing [...]
The second semi-submersible pontoon was transported from the covered berth on April, 29. Construction of the barge has been carried out within the maximum short period and is the next stage of the modernization program of the Vyborg Shipyard. Reference Works on construction of a semi-submersible barge for own needs are being completed at Vyborg [...]
On April 25th, 2013 the solemn keel-laying ceremony of the fourth in the series multipurpose salvage vessel, yard number 704, capacity 4 МW, project MPSV07 took place at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC. The construction of the vessels of the series is carried out in accordance with the State Shipbuilding Contracts for the Federal Marine and River [...]
The first semi-submersible pontoon of a semi-submersible barge under construction at Vyborg Shipyard, Russia was transported from the covered berth on April, 25. The second semi-submersible pontoon will be transported on April, 29. Construction of the barge has been carried out within the maximum short period and represents the next stage of the modernization program of [...]
