Kamchatka authorities want Petropavlovsk Shipyard to join United Shipbuilding Corporation
The Governor of Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Ilyukhin has addressed the RF Government with a request to consider the possibility of affiliating Petropavlovsk Shipyard with the United Shipbuilding Corporation. According to the press center of the regional government, this issue is being discussed at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Besides, the Governor ordered to consider the possibility of purchasing berths No 1, 2 and 6 by the Kamchatka Territory so that the company’s property wouldn’t leave the Territory.
“This issue is under discussion. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky can become a hub of the Northern Sea Route so the demand for ship repair will inevitably grow,” said deputy Chairman of the regional Government Vladimir Galitsyn at the meeting with the shipyard employees.
He underlined that this problem cannot be solved without the federal center. The cost of the shipyard considering all the debts is RUB 2.5 bln.
As of today, there is no electricity supply to the shipyard, arrears of wages make RUB 32 mln.
Petropavlovsk Shipyard is one of the companies of Investholding Group incorporated by Aleksey Usov. A number of the Group’s companies went through wage arrears situations over the 2 recent years. According to the decision of Arbitrage Court of the Kamchatka Territory, external management procedure is introduced in several companies of the Group while the property is being tendered.
A criminal case has been initiated against Aleksey Usov in respect of wage arrears at Petropavlovsk Shipyard.
