By 2028 inclusive, Russian shipyards will create at least 24 tugs. This will allow for a return to positive dynamics in the tugboat fleet segment.
In 2025, Russian shipyards delivered eight tugs to customers. Okskaya Shipyard built four NE025 project sea tugs for Morspassluzhba — "Pechak", "Tepsey", "Uzon" and "Timan". The fifth tug of this series — "Favor" — will be included in the 2026 statistics. Kranship Shipyard also added one T3150 project tug to the market.
In the RKO class vessel segment, the Cherepovets Shipbuilding Plant delivered three TSK.395M project tugs, which became the main contribution in this direction.
The industry has already built a foundation for growth in construction volumes. As part of the GTLK preferential leasing program, the construction of 14 tugs for both classification societies is planned until 2028. Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant is building a series of three Arc4 ice-class port tugs of the NE038 project for Rosmorport.
In addition, an Arc6 ice-class tug of the NE060 project has been laid down at the B.E. Butoma Shipbuilding Plant in Kerch, which is expected to be commissioned around 2028. Leningrad Shipyard "Pella" is building a PE-50 project tug for the company "Grifon". The Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky in Tatarstan is also building a series of five T3150-3D project tugs: "Verman", "Girvas", "Oklan", "Kuloy" and "Vel".
Earlier www1.ru reported that domestic shipyards delivered 129 civil vessels to customers in 2025.