Shipbuilding news for June 2004

• Kazakhstan wants to become a marine power
  During the visit to the Ukrainian Kherson region the Kazakh Ambassador Amengeldy Zhumbaev voiced the proposal to set up a Kazakh-Ukrainian joint venture
  

  
  

• On July, 4 the Sevastopol based Sevmorzavod celebrates its 221 anniversary
  The head office of the company will hold the ceremony of receiving the certificates of the Bureau Veritas and awards to the best professional of the company
  

  
  

• Russian Far East region Primorye and South Korean Samsung plan to build 47 ships
  According to the Governor of the Russian region Sergei Darkin the intent is to build 37 small sized fishing seiners and 10 timber carriers
  

  
  

• Kotlass shipyard will get a new nig order from Holland
  The permanent Dutch customer of the Russian shipyard Erik Venema has arrived at Kotlassky shipyard
  

  
  

• BaaN came to all shipbuilding projects
  Baltiysky Zavod launches BaaN business managing software in the construction of the ice breaker 50 Let Pobedy
  

  
  

• Italy is to participate in utilizing Russian nuclear subs
  According to the Deputy Director of Nerpa Shipyard Oleg Erin recently a respective document has been sighed between Nerpa and an Italian company
  

  
  

• Vice Governor of SPb Mikhail Oseevsky visited JSC Zvezda
  The official was shown the workshops of diesel engines and diesel generators
  

  
  

• OMZ is selling their shipbuilding branch
  OMZ announced that the company is going to sell their shipbuilding division – OMZ Maritime and Gas Projects (OMZ-MNP) – to its management for $50m.
  

  
  

• First Russian specialized tanker Aston-traider for carrying vegetable oil has been put in the water
  The ship was built by the Rostov based shipyard Moryak
  

  
  

• Admiralty Shipyards started upgrading its technological lines
  Admiralty Shipyards started upgrading its technological lines according to the approved strategy of company’s development
  

  
  

• The Leningrad Shipyard Pella estimates its production volume this year at $30m.
  At least $20m shall account for shipbuilding manufacturing, where tugs is the core item
  

  
  

• The Administration Ship Repair Plant belonging to the Russian MoD
  The Administration of the Murmansk based Ship Repair Plant 35 belonging to the Russian MoD does not allow the court bailiffs to enter the plant
  

  
  

• Vice Admiral Mikhail Abramov has been appointed the commander of the Russian Northern Navy
  The appointment became quite unexpected for many people. Mikhail Abramov was appointed by the presidential decree without traditional coordinating with the naval HQ and the CinC of the Navy Vladimir Kuroedov
  

  
  

• Admiral Gennady Suchkov says Russian Navy may cease its existence in four – five years
  Former Commander of the Northern Navy of Russia Admiral Gennady Suchkov says Russian Navy may cease its existence in four – five years