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only 4 in 2022. This was linked by the analysts surveyed by Kommersant to the problems with supplies of German Shottel propellers.
The increase in overall tonnage of the vessels delivered in 2022 was due to the delivery of two Aframax tankers for Sovcomflot and Rosnefteflot state-controlled shipping companies, each with 136,700 tonnes capacities, delivered by Zvezda.
Kommersant reminds that another major shipyard, the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has been under sanctions since 2014.
Russia is building a "shadow" fleet of oil tankers (grey) to circumvent the G7 price cap. Putin is using dollars earned from energy exports to right now to buy the "shadow" tankers, particularly from Greek shipping companies, says Institute of International Finance (IIF).
Russian United Grain Company (UGC) plans to order 14 new Russian-made dry cargo sea vessels to transport grain to developing countries, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Evtukhov told RBC business portal. UGC also intends to set up its nascent fleet, with another five dry cargo carriers to be bought on the secondary international market by 2025. As followed by bne IntelliNews, agro and grain asset deals have been in focus as large Russian market players reshape the domestic market amid Western sanctions as a result of the military invasion of Ukraine. While Russia is currently not producing its own sea bulkers (dry-cargo ships for grain
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