Putin demands restructuring of Murmansk Navy yards
The Navy yards in Murmansk Oblast must modernize and become part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stressed in his meeting with representatives of the industry Saturday.
Putin underlined that the two regional Navy yards which are not yet included in the United Shipbuilding Corporation must, within one week, eliminate all salary debts and obtain construction orders. In addition, the yards must by 15 June have arranged for their entry into the Shipbuilding Corporation, a government press release reads.
Murmansk Oblast have four Navy yards, of which two are included in the United Shipbuilding Corporation, a 100-percent state-owned holding established in 2007 to stimulate the industry. The two yards, the Nerpa and the “Sevmorput”, are the only ones doing satisfactory, Putin said.
The other two yards, the Navy Yard no. 10 (Shkval) and the Navy yard no. 82 (Safonovo) have been struggling with serious salary debts and are out of orders.
