Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant

The plant was founded in 2002 in Petrozavodsk on the basis of modernized ship repair facilities of the White Sea-Onega Shipping Company, created in 1944. After 10 years, production was stopped, the company was declared bankrupt. With the support of the Russian government at the end of 2014, the property of the plant was transferred to the state. Work at the enterprise was resumed in 2015 - by decision of the State Commission for the Preparation of the Centenary of the Republic of Karelia.

History

2024: Allocation of 2 billion rubles for modernization by the Government of the Russian Federation

In May 2024, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on the allocation of 2 billion rubles from the federal budget of Russia for the modernization of the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant. It is assumed that thanks to this financing, the enterprise will be able to significantly expand production capacity.

According to the press service of the Government of Karelia, the allocated funds will go to the reconstruction of hydraulic structures and industrial facilities. The reconstruction and re-equipment of the plant will increase its actual capacity and create conditions for the construction of modern civilian vessels.

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In addition, part of the money will be used to renovate technical vessels, such as tugs, liquefied gas bunkers, pilot ships and dredging vessels. The company expects that this work will contribute to the safety of sea and river navigation and the development of sea transport routes in Russia, including the development of the Northern Sea Route, which is a transport corridor for the export of products to friendly countries.

It is important to complete the work as soon as possible to establish its own production of all the necessary equipment, key units and units and achieve technological independence in this area, "Mikhail Mishustin emphasized at a meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers on May 21, 2024.

By this date, the first digital shipyard in Russia is being created at the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant (OSZ) in Petrozavodsk. She is 60% ready. More than 250 people work on the site in two shifts every day, 21 pieces of equipment are involved. The work should be completed in 2024. Thanks to the modernization of production, the number of ships produced should grow from 3 to 10 per year, and the annual volume of metal processing - from 1000 to 10,000 tons.^[1]

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