Zvezda to be able to construct tankers and LNG carriers from 2019
The cost of the project on establishment of shipbuilding complex Zvezda will make up 111 billion rubles, and the construction of tankers and LNG carriers at Zvezda will begin from 2019, said Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin.
"I was at this enterprise on August 30th. By January, they should complete installation of modern equipment that is being constructedg in the metalware shops. And the total cost of the project is 111 billion rubles,"- Dmitry Rogozin said at the meeting of the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with Deputy Prime Ministers on Monday.
From 2016, the company will start to build vessels. From 2019, Zvezda will be able to construct tankers and bulk carriers with deadweight of up to 350 thousand tons and LNG carriers with a capacity of up to 300 thousand cubic meters.