OREANDA-NEWS. October 8, 2009. The Council of the United Ship-Building Corporation of Russia decided to divide the Far East into different production areas each specializing on a separate type of sea vessels.

Governor of Khabarovsk Region Vyacheslav Shport reports, Vostok Zone will be located in Primorsky Region and will deal with ocean drilling plates and large transport ships.

Amur Zone with the headquarters at Amur Ship Building Plant will focus on military and civil ships.

Khabarovsk Ship Building Plant will become the center of Khabarovsk Zone. Low-tonnage boats, both military and civil, will be produced here.
Zvezda Zone, will also be located in Primorsky Region and produce gas carriers with the tonnage of 200-250 thousand tons. Russia doesn’t produce any gas tankers at the time being, therefore brand new production lines will be constructed in this Zone.