USC: Import substitution and localization in shipbuilding is hindered by undeveloped service offer

The process of import substitution and increasing local content of components and equipment for Russian shipbuilding is hindered by undeveloped service offer of domestic and foreign manufactures moved to Russia, IAA PortNews correspondent cites Igor Shakalo, Vice President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, as saying t he National Oil & Gas Forum. 

According to him, absence of reliable after-sale services is one of the reasons forcing the customers to use imported products.