Sobyanin opened a shipyard for the construction of innovative electric vessels

A shipyard for the construction of innovative electric vessels has opened in the Nagatinsky Backwater in Moscow. The ceremony was attended by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Denis Manturov and Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev, Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board.

"A few years ago, we seriously engaged in the revival of water transport on the Moskva River, at the same time we decided to recreate the traditions of shipbuilding," Sobyanin said in his channel in the IACH. He stressed that this initiative was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It is expected that the Moscow shipyard will produce about 40 vessels per year, including electric vessels for urban river transportation and cruise liners for the Moscow Golden Ring route. It is also planned to master the production of unmanned boats for monitoring the situation on the Moskva River, the mayor said.

The shipyard has opened a Center for the development and design of river electric transport. Conditions have also been created for crew training and staff professional development.

"The creation of a shipbuilding cluster is of crucial importance for the capital and the whole country. In recent years, such facilities have not been built in Russia," Sobyanin stressed.

The mayor called the Moscow shipyard "an example of eco-friendly production." During the construction, all legal requirements were taken into account, the territory and the embankment from the residential area were fully landscaped and landscaped, and a walking area was created.

By 2030, seven regular river electric transport routes will operate on the Moskva River, as well as 11 sightseeing and recreational fleets. The river fleet of the capital will include over 100 electric vessels manufactured by the Moscow Shipyard.

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