New mega shipyard in Primorsk
The port of Primorsk near St. Petersburg, Russia, has been selected as the location for a brand new state-controlled super shipyard. The government has allocated over $855 million towards this ambitious project which, it claims, would become one of the world’s most modern shipyards.
According to several statements of the Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, and the head of Vyborg Shipyard, Georgy Poryadin, the new shipyard should be ready in three years.
The announcement of the plans for this new shipyard took place shortly after the announcement that Russian businessman Vitaly Yusufov would purchase the Wadan shipyards in Germany. Yusufov said he would build some of the vessels which were supposed to have been built at the new shipyard in Primorsk.
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