Moscow Shipyard launches last ship in 3050-design buoy tender series for Volga-Don Canal Authority (photo)

Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard (Moscow Shiyard, MSSZ) on April 30, 2014 launched the last in a series of buoy tenders of project 3050, the shipbuilding company said in a press release.

The vessel (Hull No 223) is being constructed under the State contract for upgrading the service fleet of the federal state-funded organization “Volga-Don Authority”.

The construction of 27 serial buoy tenders is carried out under the order of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency for servicing, maintenance of water and onshore navigation aids, to control the depths of shipping channels on the Russian inland waterways.

Moscow Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Yard (MSSZ, Moscow Shipyard) was founded in 1936 and is one of the oldest shipyards in Russia. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels. The company specializes in construction of river passenger ships, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts. The full-cycle shipyard has in-house design office, docks for hull repair, fabrication, painting, outfitting and interior manufacturing.

In 2010, the company commenced the construction of new generation cruise passenger ships. The shipyard is a subsidiary of the state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate United Shipbuilding Corporation. In September 2011, the shipyard launched the project of high-speed multipurpose cutters of MRV14 project for Russian ports. Since that year Moscow Shipyard is building the packages of 27 and 12 buoy tenders of project 3050 and 3050.1, respectively. In the autumn of 2012 the shipyard started construction of on-board boats for the Russian Navy.
The shipbuilding company secured ¾ of all 3050, 3050.1, 3052-series buoy tender orders placed with Russian shipyards under the Sub-Program "Inland Waterway Transport" of FTP "Development of Transport System of Russia, 2010-2015".