The national flag raised on the new fishing vessels at the command of the President

Fleet Renewal

July 8th, 2022

On three fishing vessels built within the framework of investment quotas, the State flag was raised. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the command to raise the flags.

One of our key strategic priorities is the renewal of the fishing fleet, the construction of modern, well-equipped, reliable vessels for fishing companies that meet high environmental requirements and are able to fish efficiently, without damaging ecosystems, the wealth that we must pass on to future generations.

Vladimir Putin

President of Russian Federation

Two out of three vessels ("Kapitan Vdovichenko" and " Kapitan Sokolov") were built for FSA member companies - RFC and NOREBO Group. In 2019, they were the first among fishing companies to place orders at Russian shipyards for the construction of 20 large-tonnage vessels under the program.

A total of 105 such modern fishing vessels will be built under the quota-for-investment program. Thanks to this program, we will completely move away from the raw material orientation of exports and will be able to offer a deeper line of all fish products to the domestic market.

Ilya Shestakov

Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery

“It is very important to continue the program for the modernization of shipyards and for import substitution of equipment. This is especially important given your instruction to implement the second stage of the investment quota mechanism,” Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov reported to the President.

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"Kapitan Vdovichenko" is the lead vessel of a series of 10 fishing supertrawlers of the ST-192 project for the Russian Fishery Company. These are some of the largest and most technologically advanced fishing vessels in the world.

Vessels are able to carry out deep processing of up to 100% of the catch into products with high added value, primarily Pollock fillet and surimi. One ship will be able to produce about 15 thousand tons of such products annually. The ship's production cycle is waste-free, which eliminates the possibility of dumping waste into the ocean. Fresh water is not consumed during production - the need for it is provided for by the light of desalination and disinfection of outboard water.

Each trawler of the ST-192 project is designed for an annual catch and deep processing on board of more than sixty thousand tons of fish, which is 2.5 times higher than the productivity of vessels currently operating in the Far East.

"Kapitan Sokolov" is the lead vessel of a series of fishing trawlers-processors of unlimited sea navigation of project 170701 for NOREBO Group. The series consists of ten vessels, six of them will operate in the Northern Basin, four in the Far East.

For the first time, a new hull architecture has been used for Russian fishing vessels - a capsule-shaped bow with an Enduro Bow tip. This allows you to increase the working space on board and improve seaworthiness.

Project 170701 trawler is designed for fishing with bottom and pelagic trawls, its complete processing and storage on board. The multifunctional fish factory installed on the ship will produce chilled fillets, minced meat, liver, and fishmeal.