Shipbuilding
A corvette with stealth technology was launched in the Russian Far East
The pace of Russian shipbuilding is lagging behind plans. The corvette was laid down in August 2021, and it should enter service within the next few years.
South Korea supplied fuel to Russia using sanctioned tankers, — The Guardian
Three of the seven tankers involved are under UK and EU sanctions.
Russia is trying to create a new “shadow fleet” to circumvent sanctions
Russia has begun to commission newly built vessels that can be used as part of a “shadow fleet” to circumvent sanctions and export LNG.
Ukrainian hackers gained access to secret navigation systems of the Russian fleet
The array contains documentation on nuclear submarines, frigates, corvettes and Arctic ships of the Russian Federation – in particular with the “top secret” stamp.
Varamar, a company with Ukrainian roots, acquired its first own vessels
Varamar has entered the ship-owning business for the first time, acquiring four vessels.
Russians have been unable to save the tugboat “Captain Ushakov” that sank in St. Petersburg for almost a year
Analysts attribute the inability to repair the ship to structural problems and the degradation of Russian shipbuilding.
The Ministry of Development, Ukrsudprom and the Maritime Cluster of Ukraine signed a memorandum
The document refers to cooperation aimed, in particular, at the development of shipbuilding.
Russian shipyards continue to use foreign equipment, — Defense Intelligence
The Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense has published a list of foreign equipment used by Russian shipbuilding and ship repair plants.
Ukroboronprom is looking for shipbuilding specialists to form a supervisory board
JSC “Ukrainian Defense Industry” announced the selection of candidates for the positions of independent members of the Supervisory Boards of six key enterprises.
Russia has disrupted the deadlines for the construction of tankers and ships for the Northern Sea Route
The Russian Ministry of Transport has proposed postponing the requirement that only Russian-built vessels be used for transportation via the Northern Sea Route.
