On May 15, 2015, Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (United Shipbuilding Corporation) launched the fifth vessel in a series of six tugboats under construction for LLC P.Trans Co., the shipbuilder's press release said. The tug was named Altair.
The Project 81 push tug’s displacement is 365 tonnes, LOA - 25 m, breadth - 10 m, depth – 5.15m. The vessel is designed to perform pushing or emergency towing of barges (project 82) with total displacement of about 5,200 tonnes at a speed of 10 knots. The vessel had been designed according to the requirements of Russian River Register to М3.0 (Ice 10) А Class.
In the nearest future, another vessel of the series, Vega, will undergo sea trials, the tugboat Sirius will be delivered to the customer. The last tug in the series, Toliman, is being prepared for the launch.
OJSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, was created in 1912. The shipyard has built over 500 warships and vessels of 43 designs for the Russian Navy and foreign customers. The shipyard is building missile boats, trawlers, passenger and work vessels for various purposes and is about to start the large-scale construction of mine warships of the new generation for the Russian Navy and foreign countries.
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC OJSC) is the largest shipbuilding company in Russia. It was set up in 2007 with 100% federal ownership. The holding comprises 60 companies and organizations (major shipbuilding and shiprepairing companies as well as leading design bureaus). Currently, USC consolidates about 80% of the domestic shipbuilding complex. The Russian market is the main focus of the state corporation though it also exports its products to 20 countries worldwide.