United Shipbuilding Corp., Transas establish JV
JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation and St. Petersburg-based Transas Group have signed a joint venture agreement, the PortNews correspondent reports from the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS-2011) in St. Petersburg.
USC’s president Roman Trotsenko told Wednesday that the new company will specialize in the development and distribution of marine training simulators and other systems for ships.
United Shipbuilding Corporation, founded in 2007, incorporates three regional shipbuilding centers: JSC Western Shipbuilding Center (St. Petersburg), JSC Northern Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Severodvinsk), JSC Far Eastern Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Vladivostok), as well as leading marine design offices. United Shipbuilding Corporation also has a 50% stake in Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, a joint venture with STX Finland Cruise Oy.
St. Petersburg-headquartered Transas Group, founded in 1990, is now a leading developer and supplier of software, integrated solutions and hardware technologies for the aviation and marine transportation industry, including both onboard and shore-based applications. The company supplies its products though its offices based in 110 countries and workforce of 1500 people.