Sovkomflot and Gazprom examined manufacturing facilities of Baltiysky Zavod OJSC. The companies indent to order the plant modern ships and mechanical-engineering production, said in the plant's announcement.
Sovkomflot's specialists examined the facilities of the plant and said that it has suitable equipment for ships construction. The representatives of the company suggested that the shipyard’s Officers should work out a proposal on construction a series of tankers-asphalt carries under 2+2 scheme. The ships have 5.85 thd tons deadweight and are able to carry cargos at 1700C temperature.
Also Sovkomflot shoved interest in making an order on Rо-Rо ships construction. The kind of ships has 52 thd tons deadweight.
Gazprom shoved interests in provider-ships, able to serve ice-strengthened platforms.
Baltiysky Zavod shipyard is one of the leading entities in the shipbuilding sector in Russia. It is included into Joint Industrial Corp. as a producer of icebreakers, large capacity ships and battle ships. The building of the offshore atomic power plants is one of the most perspective targets. The portfolio of the shipyard is worth $600mln till 2009; military equipment contracts covering $30mln.
The 2006-net profit (RAS) was doubled to 548.77mln rub.; revenues - 13% to 1.673bn rub. from 1.48bn rub.; pretax profit - to 885.596mln rub. from 464.27mln rub. (1.9 fold growth). The loses came to 186.233mln rub. against 59.69mln rub. in profit last year.
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