Amursky shipyard OJSC has good prospects with the growing backlog of orders, Viktor Ishaev, Presidential plenipotentiary envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, said during his visit to the shipyard. According to Viktor Ishaev, the growth will be driven by the expansion of the Navy fleet and the growing demand of Rosneft and Gazprom for state-of-the-art vessels.
Viktor Ishaev looked into the construction of a corvette for RF Navy and a vessel being built for Gazflot, he also discussed the manufacture development prospects with the shipyard management. Viktor Ishaev was satisfied with the shipyard modernization within the framework of the federal special-purpose programme “Development of defense industry complex enterprises”, the statement says.
Amursky shipyard OJSC is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in the Far East of Russia. It is the member of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. From 1936, when the shipyard was put into operation, it built 270 vessels and ships including 56 nuclear submarines, 41 diesel submarines, 36 surface warships, 137 civil vessels of different classes and purposes.