Fisheries

Workload strain putting Russian shipyards massively off schedule with new fishing vessel builds

Construction plans are hampered by a lack of experience in building modern fishing fleets and financial problems at some shipyards.

The 80-meter factory-trawler for Murmansk-based fishing company Nord-Pilgrim before launching at Vyborg shipyard. Date of delivery of the vessel was postponed from November 2019 to June 2021.
The 80-meter factory-trawler for Murmansk-based fishing company Nord-Pilgrim before launching at Vyborg shipyard. Date of delivery of the vessel was postponed from November 2019 to June 2021.Foto: Nord-Pilgrim
RussiaRussia Investment QuotasRosrybolovstvoRussian Fishery CompanyV. Lenin Fishing Collective Farm
Published 31 March 2020, 05:22Updated 31 March 2020, 14:34