Baltic Shipyard was established in 1856 as Batiyskiy Zavod in the south west of Vassilievski Island on the embankment of Big Neva. Earlier called Shipyard 189, Baltic Shipyard is one of the top three Russian shipbuilders. Under Soviet Union this shipbuilding yard was a premier builder of nuclear warships. Baltic Shipyard currently builds commercial ocean liners of about 100,000 tonnes.
Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg is a complete ship building company incorporating metallurgical production, marine machine fabrication and construction, power engineering, woodwork production, engineering department, and research and development division. This shipyard has three slipways for launching all categories of ships.
This Russian shipyard builds commercial vessels, and assembles nuclear powered warships and ice-breakers, chemical carriers, dry bulk commercial vessels, and special duty liners. It is a manufacturer of
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marine products like boilers, blades, shafts, fittings, and heat exchangers. It also builds modular cabins and makes furniture.
Baltic Shipyard also builds ships, especially warships on order from foreign governments or private enterprises. Some such orders include:
- 3 Frigates, 'Trishul', 'Talwar', and 'Tabar' were built for the Indian Navy in 2002. These warships were fitted with Kashtan anti-aircraft assembly, Club-N anti ship missile line, Puma -Universal artillery set-up.
- In 2002, Rosoboroneksport signed a deal with Baltic Shipyard for manufacturing 2 destroyers for China
Baltic Shipyard was converted into a joint stock company in 1997 with UNEXIM Bank as the major shareholder. This shipbuilding company operates from 16, Kosaya Liniya, St. Petersburg - 199106.
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