Shipbuilding news for January 2004

• Krasnya Kuznitsa has hot time
  The shipyard got the tugs Morzhovets and Grumant belonging to the Archangelsk Port Fleet for the repair
  

  
  

• Defence industry in the time of changes: considerations about the fate of the GRTsAS enterprises
  Russian MIC has been reformed for the past 10 years. Individual enterprises and whole sectors went bankrupt
  

  
  

• The Georg Ots ferry is to undergo planned repair
  In the period of Feb, 11 – Apr, 2 the Georg Ots ferry, working on the route SPb – Kaliningrad is to undergo repair at Kanonersky ship repair plant
  

  
  

• The construction of the sea rig at Zvezdochka has been suspended
  However, the future of the rig is not yet clear, because the construction has been laid up. Earlier it was planned that the financing of the construction of the rig would resume in 2004 together with alterations to the technical design
  

  
  

• Indian government has approved the purchase of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier
  The Security Committee of the Indian govt. has approved the deal. India will get the ship in 2008
  

  
  

• Sevmash has paid off the tax debts
  According to the newspaper Korabel the company paid all tax debts in the end of 2003
  

  
  

• External management is imposed on the Yantar Shipyard
  The period of the external management is three months
  

  
  

• New frigates for the Indian navy are discussed
  According to the expert of MTC Mikhail Barabanov three more project 1135 frigates are under negotiations between Indians and Russians
  

  
  

• The specialists of Arctica and Zvezdochka held joint tests of the large sized electric machines
  The specialists of Arctica and Zvezdochka held joint tests of the large sized electric machines, including to main PG-142 generators of the Indian order Sindugosh
  

  
  

• Vladimir Gaidamaka has been elected the head of the JSC Proletarsky Zavod
  According to the Board of the company the elections took place at the extraordinary meeting of the shareholders
  

  
  

• The main objectives of the Russian Shipbuilding Agency for 2004
  In military sectors the main directions are Sankt Petersburg class diesel sub for the Russian and foreign customers
  

  
  

• The new “Flagman” tug has been built by Pella shipyard and delivered to the customer
  The project 90600 azimuth rescue-tug has become the first shipbuilding experience of the aviation oriented Moscow based JSC Financial Leasing Company
  

  
  

• The 61 Communards Shipyard has refused from building the patrol ships Gyurza for the Uzbeck navy
  The ships were specially designed for the forces fighting drugs trafficking. The newbuildings were financed by the US military aid to the Uzbekistan
  

  
  

• In 2004 Russian navy expects new frigate and new sub
  According to the traditional Russian classification the frigate is a guard class
  

  
  

• Krasnoyarsk shipyard shall install the unit for laser metal cutting
  The new “Kristal” unit made by the Tver based JSC TEchmontazhsystem is being installed by the manufacturer
  

  
  

• Russian Far East fishing fleet will get new fishing seiners
  The Governor of Primorie Sergei Darkin has held the meeting with the scientific organizations and the manufacturers of the Far East dedicated to manufacturing the new series of the small fishing ships
  

  
  

• Severnaya Verf increased production volumes by 20% in 2003
  Severnaya Verf increased production volumes by 20% in 2003 as compared with the previous year, reaching RUR7.4b
  

  
  

• The K-159 court trail
  Much attention is now drawn to the court trail, where the Commander of the Northern Fleet Admiral Gennady Suchkov is accused of the recent accident with the K-159 sub
  

  
  

• The Ukrainian Shipyard More has delivered a large batch of the spares to the design bureau Vint
  According to the Deputy Chairman of the Board of More the Moscow based KB Vint received 100 semi finished blades for the engines used on the air cushion ships
  

  
  

• Sevmash started utilization of the three nuclear subs
  The utilization is financed by the UK and the US funds. In the floating dock Sevmash utilizes the second in the series 941 Akula sub
  

  
  

• The 82nd Ship Repair Yard of the Russian MoD has been cut off from the electricity supply
  The unknown criminals have burgled the power station of the regional electricity supplier JSC Kolenergo
  

  
  

• Ground infrastructure for caters become the main headache for the owners
  Today there is no suitable infrastructure for the small vessels in SPB
  

  
  

• A ships is not a cognac, with age it does not become more expensive
  The court council of the Moscow regional military court has put forward its decision on the case of selling abroad the dock-ship Anadyr
  

  
  

• Renewal of the fleet of the Azov-Don Shipping
  In the near three years the group of companies Azov-Don Shipping plans to spend $100m on renewing its ships stock
  

  
  

• Novgorod State Technical University is to train personnel for the plant Krasny Yakor
  According to the PR service of the Krasny Yakor (Red Anchor) the senior students shall have practical training at the plant
  

  
  

• The company Krasnaya Kuznitsa Shipyard JSC announced the production and repair increase in 2004
  In January the shipyard is to start repairing of tug-boats "Morzhovets" and "Grumant"