Ukraine shipbuilders' output soars 46.8% in Jan-Jul

The volume of production of shipyards in Ukraine rose in January-July 2010 by 46.8% from the previous year’s results to 1 billion 923 million UAH, the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine said. The country’s shipbuilding companies have built and delivered to customers 20 ships and floating facilities worth $145.9 million, including 13 ships handed over to the domestic customers and 7 vessels to shipowners of Norway and the Netherlands. The shipyards completed 120 ship repair contracts worth $67 million.
This year the Ukrainian shipbuilders have reportedly bagged new contracts for construction of 25 ships and boats worth $ 581.6 million, of which 18 ships and vessels for domestic customers (including contract for the construction of a warship corvette class for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry) and 7 - for export.
During July, the enterprises of shipbuilding industry produced goods worth 250.2 million UAH. In July Wadan Yards Ocean built and delivered to the customer (JSC JV Nibulon) 4 river-sea going vessels.  Shipbuilding plant Zaliv OJSC built and delivered to the customer in Norway 2 service ships for the offshore drilling platforms.