Fleet renovation in Yugra: new ship projects represented in the region

Fleet renovation in Yugra: new ship projects represented in the region

Marine Technics presented passenger ship projects during the meeting “Passenger shipping management on inland waterways in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra” held in Surgut in the middle of February and chaired by Natalia Komarova, Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra.

MT specialists – Konstantin Barkanov, head of Fleet modernization Department, and Alexander Popov, head of Design Bureau – took part in this event as well as representatives from sea and river sectors of Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Yamal.

Projects of MT passenger crafts were developed for the Ob-Irtysh river basin. Particular interest was given to the cargo and passenger project Voyage 85MT designed for regional and interregional passenger transportations on the line Salekhard-Antipayuta and Salekhard-Tobolsk-Omsk.

At the end of the meeting the Governor of Yugra stressed the contribution of shipbuilders of Saint Petersburg to preparation of new modern ship projects for Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra.

Following the meeting, best ways were outlined directing to realize plans and develop passenger fleet in the region.