In the second six-month period of 2018, the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex’s portfolio of orders grew by 42 percent, and currently Zvezda has contracts for the construction of 37 vessels.

Zvezda’s anchor customer is Rosneft, which placed an order for 26 vessels, including 12 Arc-6 and Arc-7 ice-class tankers, four ice-class multi-purpose support vessels, and 10 Aframax tankers. Gazprom ordered three support vessels, one vessel for transporting drilling crews, and one multi-purpose service vessel for an offshore production unit. Rosmorport ordered one shallow-draft icebreaker. The contract also provides for an option to build three similar vessels. Sovcomflot ordered at the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex two Aframax tankers and three medium-range tankers of the MR class. The Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex continues to work on new contracts.

The Zvezda Shipyard is established at the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) by a consortium of Rosneftegaz, Rosneft, and Gazprombank. The shipbuilding complex design provides for the construction of a heavy outfitting berth, a dry dock, full-cycle production shops, and shops for the construction of offshore marine facilities.