Russia: Baltic Shipyard Secures Order for Two Platform Supply Vessels

JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has placed an order for two platform supply vessels at St. Petersburg-based Baltic Shipyard​​. The ships will be built for Gazprom, USC’ head told journalists.

The supply vessels, worth $100 million each, will have ice class Arc4 and deadweight of 5,400 tons, USC Cop.’s President Roman Trotsenko said.

Now, USC is implementing a crisis management plan for Baltic Shipyard on behalf of the Central Bank of Russia.

St. Petersburg-based Baltic Shipyard is one of the largest shipbuilding enterprises in Russia. The company specializes in the construction of diesel and nuclear-powered icebreakers, ice-class vessels, Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ships, heavy lift vessels and warships. The company manufactures a wide range of engineering products and power equipment. It is also a supplier of ferrous and steel castings.