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Building of Fishing Ships in Russia – Perspective Niche for Cooperation with Foreign Companies Building of fishing ships in Russia – perspective niche for cooperation with foreign companies Nikolay Shavrov, consultant 18.09.2019 [email protected] Russian fish production 2018 – 5110 th.tons (+3% to 2017) Jan-Aug 2019 – 3550 th. tons -2% to Jan-Aug 2018 IP Shavrov Russian fishing fleet. Number & locations 5 7 62 180 As of 31.08.2019 – 818 ships longer than 25 m with RMRS class 564 Pacific North Baltic Caspian Black Main harbours: Murmansk (North) 168 ships Nevelsk (Sakhalin, Pacific) 141 ships Petropavlovsk (Kamchatka, Pacific) 132 ships Vladivostok (Pacific) 104 ships Nakhodka (Pacific) 70 ships Age of ships (Pacific and North sectors) 300 269 250 198 Pacific 31,4 years 200 North 29,6 years 150 100 72 70 52 50 31 15 15 8 0 1 1 5 7 0 50x 60x 70x 80x 90x 00x 10x North Pacific The newest Russian fishing ships Leninets, Petropavlovsk 51m 2019 Russia Teriberka Murmansk 38m 2017 China Kildin, Murmansk 55m 2017 Turkey Pechora Murmansk 60m 2016 Turkey Xian Hai Lin 8 Nevelsk 38m 2015 China Xian Hai Lin 7 Nevelsk 38m 2015 China Luchegorsk Nakhodka 75m 2015 China Kirsa 060 Korsakov 49m 2015 China Kirsa 059 Korsakov 49m 2015 China Kirsa 053 Korsakov 49m 2015 China Kirsa 052 Korsakov 49m 2015 China Mirakh Murmansk 64m 2014 Croatia Mekhanik Sergey Agapov Murmansk 115m 2014 Indonesia www.innovationnorway.no Ship and Quota owners Pacific Quota, th.tons North/Baltic Quota, th.tons 1 Okeanrybflot 242900 Murmansk TF 142200 2NBAMR 167800 Arkhangelsk TF 74000 3 PBTF 121163 Morskaya Zvezda 64400 4Vostokrybprom 84225 Rybflot-FOR 40200 5TURNIF 83200 Taurus 35500 6 Lenin Kolkhoz 75900 Robinzon 34200 7Akros 70900 Vestrybflot 33600 8Ostrov Sakhalin 70600 Karat-1 33100 9DMP-RM 69000 Atlantrybflot 30200 10Roliz 67800 Strelets 28000 Quota owners 365 Quota owners 144 Ship owners 216 Shipowners 104 Quota system 2019 New quota system Valid from 01.01.2019 Approved in 2016 for 15 years (2019 -2033) Minimum 2 years in a row – fishing not less than 70% of the quota Minimum 70% of fishing volume should be fished with OWN ships Investment quotas – 20% of quotas should be allocated for investment projects (15% for shipbuilding projects at Russian shipyards and 5% for fish processing onshore factories) Requirements for local content for ships build at investment quotas Possible market opportunities by 2030 According to Russian Agency for Fisheries (Starategy-2030) by 2030 country will need needs about 100 new ships Herring/Pollock (Pacific} 35 ships Cod/Haddock (North) 25 ships Antarctic crill (Antarctica) 5 ships Sardines/mackerel (Pacific) 10 ships Crab (Pacific/North) 40 ships Projects approved for investment quotas 33 ships approved for investment quotas (round 1) 9 – Pacific 24 - North Estimated value – 110 bln RUB (1.7 bln USD) 22 on-shore fish processing factories 14 –Pacific 8 -North Estimated value – 22 bln RUB (0.4 bln USD) 10 ships approved for investment quotas (round 2) 9 –Pacific 1-North 4 on-shore fish processing factories 0–Pacific 4 -North Total estimated value – 70 bln RUB (1. bln USD) 26 ships are under construction by 12.09.2019 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 Admiralty Shipyard / Russian Trawler ST-192 Fishery 108 m Pella Shipyard / Antey Crab catcher 50 m Pella Shipyard / Murmanseld 2 Trawler pr.3095, 70m Pella Shipyard / FEST Trawler pr.1701 61m Long liner MT1112XL Severnaya Shipyard / Virma / 58m Globus Severnaya Shipyard / NOREBO Trawler 170701 82m Vyborg Shipyard / SZRK Trawler ST-118 86m Vyborg Shipyard / NP Trawler ST116XL 80 m Trawler ST116XL 80 m Vyborg Shipyard / FOR Vympel Shipyard / Karelryba Trawler pr.T-30 35m MPB Shipyard / Marfish Trawler 174610 25m DELIVERED Yantar Shipyard / Lenin Trawler SK-3101R 51m Kolkhoz Trawler pr. 5670 121m Dalian / Tikhrybcom Trawler Tersan / Okeanrybflot Trawler 108m Tersan RFC Trawler 108m Tersan / SZRK Crab catcher 62m Projects approved for investment quotas Russian Fishery Co + Admiralty Shipyard 10 trawlers ST-192 RFC (Skipsteknisk) 2019-2023 L=108 m B = 21 m Projects approved for investment quotas Murmanseld2 + Pella Shipyard 4 trawlers pr. 3095 (CRAMACO) 2017-2022 L= 70 m B = 13.5 m Construction started Sep.17 Projects approved for investment quotas Virma + Severnaya Verf 3 longliners pr. MT1112 (Marine Teknisk) 2018-2021 L= 59 m B = 13 m Displacement 2000 t Projects approved for investment quotas NOREBO + Severnaya Verf 6 trawlers pr. 170701 (Nautic) 2018-2022 L= 81 m B = 16 m Projects approved for investment quotas Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet + Vyborg Shipyard 4 trawler pr. ST118 (Skipsteknisk) 2017-2020 L= 86 m B = 17 m Projects approved for investment quotas Lenin Fishing Kolkhoz + Yantar Shipyard 3 trawlers pr. SK-3101R (Skipskompetanse) 2016-2019 L= 50.6 m B = 12 m Delivery planned 2019 Trawler Leninets delivered 26.08.2019 Russian Maritime Newsletter Issued monthly Distributed to subscribers by e-mail Digest of main events in Russian maritime sector Update on order book of main Russian shipyard - twice a year Update on ongoing fishing ships projects for Russian owners - twice a year Yearly update on Russian fish quota owners Database of Russian fishing ships and ship owners (upon request) Interested in more information/subscription? 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