Okskaya Sudoverf shipyard says it delivered the service and crew boat of Project 21270 Sapsan to for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on January 27, 2016.
The vessel designed by Central Marine Design Bureau “Almaz” will operate in the Black Sea, in the coastal maritime zone staying within 50 miles from a place of shelter. The boat is to be used as a service launch and will be also deployed for inspecting the parades of RF Navy.
The contract for construction of the boat of Project 21270 was signed on May 22, 2015. The boat was launched on September 27, 2016.
The shipyard is currently building the second boat of Project 21270. The construction for her construction was signed in February 2016.
Okskaya Sudoverf (Shipyard “Oka”) based in Navashino of Nizhny Novgorod region was founded in 1907. The modern Okskaya Shipyard JSC was established through privatization of the state enterprise Navashino Shipyard “Oka”. The firm specializes in building multipurpose river and sea going vessels, container carriers, special ships, barges. The company’s major shareholder is Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V. (UCL Holding).
UCL Holding is an international transportation group consolidating a number of Russian shipping, stevedoring, shipbuilding, railway and logistic companies. The division also includes Volga Shipping Company, V.F.Tanker, several cruise and shipbuilding companies.
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