Sevmash director to resign
Sevmash shipyard’s powerful director Nikolay Kalistratov has resigned and the shipyard will probably be semi-privatized, a Russian web site writes.
Kalistratov has resigned on his own free will, presumably because of the shipyard’s failure to deliver State military orders according to schedule, in particular the schedules for construction of nuclear submarines of the fourth generation, Central Navy Portal reports, citing a source close to the shipyard’s leadership.
Sevmash is one of two major shipyards in Severodvinsk outside Arkhangelsk.
In September last year Commander of the Russian navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, gave clear instructions to Kalistratov to speed up the on-going construction of several nuclear-powered strategic submarines. Russia’s newest nuclear sub, the “Yury Dolgoruky”, in November had to return to Severodvinsk after a week of testing in the White Sea. - Not all is going as smoothly as one would like, Kalistratov admitted after the return of the sub.
Kalistratov’s resignation may be connected to a planned “semi-privatization” of Sevmash, Arcticway.ru writes. Thus, for example is the shipyard’s own casting workshop practically not used at present, while the casting is subcontracted in other regions of Russia. The transportation department will be the next to freeze its operation, whereas transportation services will go for outsourcing. Sevmash has a huge fleet of different vehicles and means of railway and sea transport.
Andrey Dyachkov, General Director of the design bureau Rubin will probably be appointed as new director of Sevmash, Arcticway.ru writes.
