Weeklyl News Review. Published: 10 February 2018

Shipbuilding

Azov Shipyard To Prepare Documentation for Pontoon Jetty PZh-61M

The Azov-Black Sea branch of the Marine Rescue Service of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport required a new pontoon jetty.

Sovcomflot Fined USC's Shipyard for USD 50M

Finnish Arctech Helsinki Shipyard bears losses after the delay of four ships for the Sakhalin-2 project.

Construction of New Zvezda Shipyard's Dry Dock To Be Controlled by Scientists

Far Eastern Federal University was awarded the contract for scientific and engineering support of designing and construction of the dry dock. According to the director of the Far Eastern Federal University School of Engineering, construction is normally controlled by the Customer and supervised by the Designer, but Zvezda Shipyard preferred to make an additional contract with us for scientific and engineering support.

Observation Procedure Introduced at Tyumensudokomplekt

Four ex-employees and Zapsibkombank, the largest creditor made a petition in bankruptcy of Tyumensudokomplekt (claimed amounts are 654K and 80M rubles respectively).

Prohibition to Sale Military Products Bypassing Rosoboronexport is a Discrimination, Says Zvezda Shipyard Representative

Pavel Plavnik, the chairman of the board of directors of Zvezda Shipyard, said that today no Russian manufacturer may sell military or dual-use products to external markets independently.

Pavel Plavnik, the chairman of the board of directors of Zvezda Shipyard / Korabel.ru

Shipping

Severodvinsk Companies Are to Get Rid of Tugs Worked for 50 Years

Shipbreaking companies are eagerly awaiting for reinforced ice class tugs Ivan Plusnin and Sadko.

Forecast: Number of LNG Fueled Sea-Going Ships To Increase by 3-5 Times by 2020

DNV GL international classification society analysts have reconsidered their forecast about the number of primarily LNG fueled sea-going ships to decrease.

Research and Survey Vessel Akademik Tryoshnikov Departed for Antarctic Voyage

M/v Akademik Tryoshnikov will deliver approximately 600 tons of cargo for Russian stations and field bases, including 140 piles and other materials, for construction of new GLONASS ground-based complex at Bellingshausen station.

M/v Akademik Tryoshnikov / www.oaoosk.ru

Rosmorport to Reinforce Own Dredging Fleet

In perspective, Rosmorport is planning to increase the scope of work performed by the own dredging fleet up to 70%. This would decrease contractor expenses.

Second Line of the Turkish Stream to be Implemented by European Gas Transmission Network Operators

The second line of the Turkish Stream will be implemented by European gas transmission operators in accordance with European Commission standards. This was announced by Andrei Kruglov, the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, during the company's Investor Day in London.

Events

Offshore Basin to be Constructed in Saint-Petersburg for Marine Technology Trials

According to the press-office of Glavgosexpertiza, its branch in Saint-Petersburg has reviewed the project of constructing the Offshore Basin at the Krylov State Research Center premises. This basin would allow generating necessary conditions for sophisticated hydrodynamic trials of any marine technology including ships and offshore hydrocarbon production equipment.

Krylov State Research Center summed up the type 10510 nuclear icebreaker – leader designing efforts / Krylov State Research Center

Republican Civil Fleet Renewal Meeting Held in Tatarstan

The press-office of Zelenodolsk A. Gorky shipyard reported that Rinat Mistakhov, the shipyard CEO took part in a business meeting for renewal of the civil fleet of the Republic of Tatarstan on 8 February. The meeting was chaired by Andrei Egorov, the deputy minister of transport and roads.

Keel of Type 03182 Small Ocean-Going Tanker Boris Averkin Laid in Vladivostok

The keel of type 03182 small ocean-going tanker Boris Averkin was laid in Vladivostok. The keel of the second type 03182 small ocean-going tanker Boris Averkin was laid at the Vostochnaya Verf. The tanker is to be built for the Ministry of Defence. The official ceremony of laying the 1560 ton ship's keel was held at Vostochnaya Verf, wrote Alexander Shcherbakov, the Deputy of the Vladivostok Duma in his Instagram account.

US Navy Crew Captured by North Korea 50 Years Ago Files a Lawsuit Against Pyongyang

The crew of USS Pueblo, an intelligence ship captured by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 years ago, files a lawsuit against the Republic Government. This was reported by CNN TV on Tuesday.

Sibir' Reactors Unloaded

Press-office of the Ship Repairing Yard Nerpa reported that the yard has completed unloading two OK900A reactors from the nuclear icebreaker Sibir, which is to be disposed.

Navy

250 Sailors of Russian Joint Naval Training Centre Takes Military Oath at Yakornaya Square in Kronstadt

The representatives of the Naval Chief Command, commanding officers of the Naval Academy, and sailors' friends and families took part in the official ceremony.

Corvette Gremyashchy to be Manned in Spring 2018

Installation, electric connection, painting and insulation operations are underway on corvette Gremyashchy being constructed by Severnaya Verf.

Corvette Gremyashchy / Severnaya Verf Shipyard

Pacific Fleet To Receive Four Modernized Antey Type Submarines by 2021

The Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Yury Borisov during his visit to Far Eastern Zvezda Shipyard said to the journalists that the Pacific Fleet may receive four modernized type 949А Antey nuclear submarines by 2021. It should be noted that the submarines are equipped with Kalibr missiles.

Intelligence Ship Ivan Khurs to be Handed Over to the Navy in the End of March – Beginning of April

Igor Ponomarev, the CEO of Severnaya Verf Shipyard said when the trials of the first serial type 18280 intelligence ship are about to be completed.

Technical Readiness of Type 22350 Frigate Admiral Kasatonov is Estimated at 98%

According to Igor Ponomarev, the CEO of Severnaya Verf Shipyard, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov delivery schedule was postponed as some weapon trials has not been finished yet.

Type 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov / Severnaya Verf Shipyard

Ports

Construction of Railway Yard Started at Vostochny Port

The plan is to build a railway yard capable of accommodating 71 wagons long railroad trains in the first quarter of 2019.

Media: 80 Years Old Rigger Works in Kaliningrad Commercial Sea Port

Viktor Mazurov, a 80 years old rigger has been working in Kaliningrad Commercial Sea Port for more than 50 years, according to Kaliningrad State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. According to his younger colleague Sergei Chumakov, Mazurov is not dismayed by his age.

Kaliningrad Commercial Sea Port / Kaliningrad Commercial Sea Port

Novorossiysk Modernized Vessel Traffic Management System is Surveyed

Novorossiysk Vessel Traffic Management System comprises the management center located at Novorossiysk Sea Port and four remotely controlled radar posts situated at Penay, Doob, Gelendzhik and Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka along the Black Sea coast.

Tuapse Port Grain Transshipment Increased in 2017

Tuapse Commercial Seaport (part of the UCL Holding) increased the transshipment of grain by 15.9% up to 2.2M tons, while the total cargo turnover increased only slightly from 14.1M to 14.2M tons, according to the Thursday press release of the port.
 

The review is prepared by Yulia Khazieva
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