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Ice-class tanker laid down at the ”Zvezda”

December 15, 2011

15.12.11 on the slipway of JSC ”DVZ” Zvezda ” (Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Krai) is laid the ice-class tanker with a deadweight of 3,100 tons (00 211 project).

RosMorRechFlot concluded trade agreement.

December 12, 2011

RosMorRechFlot concluded industrial agreement with trade unions of workers of water transport.

Russia and Finland have agreed on joint projects in shipbuilding.

December 08, 2011

The Minister of Economy of Finland Urey Hyakyamies and the Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko on Thursday signed a memorandum on joint projects in the field of shipbuilding and marine equipment for the Arctic regions between research institutions, technology centers and companies.

Fleet ”Palmali” increased the volume of river traffic of petroleum products in 2011, more than 1.5 times - up to 6.5 million tons

December 06, 2011

Russian shipping company ”Palmali” in 2011 increased its exports of petroleum products transportation by inland waterways of Russia and from the ports of the Azov Sea to more than 1.5 times compared with the navigation in 2010 – up 6.5 million tons. This is stated in the press service of the company.

Vyborg Shipyard to build an icebreaker.

December 06, 2011

On December, 2 of this year the Agreement was signed between the JSC ”United Shipbuilding Corporation” and OJSC ”Vyborg Shipyard” on the building of diesel-powered icebreaker with capacity of 16 megawatts.

”South Stream” is acknowledged an object of national importance.

December 02, 2011

The Bulgarian Government has announced a natural gas pipeline ”South Stream” implementing by the Russian ”Gazprom” and a number of international companies as an object of national importance in accordance with the law on territorial planning and of public property. According to RIA Novosti this status will significantly reduce the time required for administrative procedures for starting the project.

USC intends to enter into management of JSC ”Northern Shipyard”

November 17, 2011

United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is going to enter in the management of JSC ”Northern Shipyard”, share of which it owns from October of this year.

Vladimir Putin visited OAO ”PO”Sevmash”

November 10, 2011

The Prime Minister wished a success to shipwrights in their hard work on the upgrading of the fleet.

Commercial gas deliveries through Nord Stream started

November 08, 2011

Celebrations were held today at a gas metering station near the town of Greifswald (Germany). The celebrations were dedicated to the commissioning of the first string of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

Plant ”Red Sormovo” continues to build tankers.

November 03, 2011

Plant “Red Sormovo” (Director General Nikolai Zharkov, plant is a group of companies” Sea and oil and gas projects “) continues to build ten tankers, “Volga-Don max “class project RST27 deadweight in sea / river 6980/5378 tons.