Archive through October 8 2009

[Michael H. Standart]

From Your Shipbuilding News:

Money for workers at Northern Fleet shipyards

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The Russian Ministry of Defence has allocated 42 million RUB to The Northern Fleet as payment for earlier fulfilled orders by the fleet’s shipyards.

More at http://www.yourshipbuildingnews.com/money+for+workers+at+northern+fleet+shipyards_29622.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Your Shipbuilding News:

Asia's battleship supplier fights for survival

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As the curtain goes up this week on Russia's newest shipbuilding company, the 100% state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), maritime sources say the curtain may be coming down on a St Petersburg yard, Baltic Plant (Baltiysky Zavod), a long-time builder of submarines, destroyers and corvettes for the navies of China, India and Iran.

More at http://www.yourshipbuildingnews.com/asia%27s+battleship+supplier+fights+for+survival_29753.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

United Shipbuilding Corp. established

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The establishment of the United Shipbuilding Corporation in Russia is now completed with a total of 33 companies in the field of ship design and shipbuilding included in the new grand state enterprise.

More at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7401

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Kazakhstan orders oil tankers from Russian shipyard

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Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard will construct three 13,000-dwt crude tankers for Kazakhstan's KazMorTransFlot (KMTF) shipping company, all to be delivered to the Caspian Sea port of Aktau in 2009-10.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44916&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Your Shipbuilding News:

MHI, NYK Line and Mitsui & Co. to participate in feasibility study to modernize shipbuilding unit of OPK, Russia

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Three Japanese companies - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. - have signed an agreement with United Industrial Corporation (OPK), one of Russia's largest diversified corporations, to implement a feasibility study on constructing large-size liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers at the shipyards of an OPK affiliate.

More at http://www.yourshipbuildingnews.com/mhi%2C+nyk+line+and+mitsui+%26+co.+to+participate+in+feasibility+study+to+modernize+shipbuilding+unit+of+opk%2C+ru ssia_30657.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Moscow Times:

Amur Shipyard Returned To State

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Russia's biggest shipyard on the Pacific coast, the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, has been renationalized for a symbolic sum and will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in state aid, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.

More at http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/377018.htm

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Your Shipbuilding News:

Russian Government snaps up shipyard

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Putin announces takeover of Amur on the Pacific coast. Nuclear submarine builder was on the verge of bankruptcy, he declares.

Russia’s biggest shipyard on the Pacific coast, the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, has been renationalised for a token sum and will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in state aid, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

More at http://www.yourshipbuildingnews.com/russian+government+snaps+up+shipyard_32839.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

Bergen lands Russian fishing vessel contract

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Bergen Group BMV, a subsidiary of Norway's Bergen Group has signed a NOK 2.7 billion ($435.3 million) contract to deliver two advanced pelagic trawlers and research vessels to Aqueda Shipping Limited and Mariora Shipping Limited. The vessels are to be delivered in 2011, and the contract is valued.

More at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7580

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

United Industrial Corporation and Sovcomflot sign agreement on cooperation

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United Industrial Corporation and Sovcomflot have signed a cooperation agreement, anticipating the developmental work of technical and commercial operation factors of the construction of multifunctional supply icebreaker and also tankers for transportation of liquefied natural gas.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50799&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Novoship's new tanker NS Antarctic delivered

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On Monday, 8 June 2009, the delivery ceremony of the product carrier NS Antarctic ordered by JSC Novoship (Novorossiysk Shipping Company, the Sovcomflot Group) took place at Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ltd., Korea, Novoship reports.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51138&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

A new tanker of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company launched

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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. ‘Shusha’ tanker has been launched at Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod ship-building...

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51485&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

UIC and SHI sign cooperation memorandum

Brief story at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7653

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Interfax:

Russian shipyards need innovations, production cost managing - Medvedev

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SEVERODVINSK. July 2 (Interfax) - Russian shipyards require
technological modernization, President Dmitry Medvedev said.

More at http://www.interfax.com/3/503517/news.aspx

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Construction of super shipyard in Kronshtadt to commence in 2010 provided that VEB grants credit

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The construction of a super shipyard in Kronshtadt (Kotlin island, Leningrad region) is to commence in 2010 provided that Vnesheconombank (VEB) grants a credit, PortNews IAA learnt from Georgy Poryadin, BoD Chairman of Vyborg Shipyard.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55109&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Russian Maritime Register: NS Burgas launched

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The 156,000 dwt tanker under construction to the RS class launched in China. The tanker is under the final stage of the construction and is to run sea-trials.

Brief story at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55685&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Russian national flag hoisted on board icebreaker Sankt-Peterburg

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Russian national flag was hoisted on board the diesel-electric icebreaker Sankt-Peterburg built to the RS class. Sankt-Peterburg is the second of the two diesel-electric icebreakers, built to the RS class at the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56183&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Baird Maritime:

Russian bank saves Amur Shipyard

Brief story at http://www.bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2467&Itemid=66

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

OKP and MCN to cooperate

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Modern Commercial Navy (MCN) PLC and United Industrial Corporation JSC (OKP) have signed a cooperation agreement for the potential development and construction of a multifunctional supply icebreaker and a 75,000 m³ LNG carrier.

More at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7734

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Novoship's new tanker NS Asia delivered

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On Tuesday, 21 July 2009, the delivery ceremony of the product carrier NS Asia ordered by JSC Novoship (Novorossiysk Shipping Company, the Sovcomflot Group) took place at Hyundai Heavy Industries Со., Ltd., Korea.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57151&Itemid=95

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

New mega shipyard in Primorsk

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The port of Primorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia, has been selected as the location for a brand new state-controlled super shipyard.

More at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7920