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Unbroken cold chain for the fishery industry today is more than just a preferred element of transportation and storage – it is a key necessity for delivering high-quality products from the place of catch or production to the tables of final consumers.

The Cold Chain project is a priority initiative for the International Coordinating Council on Trans-Eurasian Transportation (CCTT) that is championed by the President of the Association of Food Sector Organizations (ASORPS).

The roundtable will examine real-life cases and promising areas for the development of the unbroken cold chain as applicable to the transportation of frozen and chilled fish products.

Topics to discuss:

• The role of logistics in the fish industry in ensuring food security
• Transportation of fish and seafood key challenges and solutions
• Maintaining the cold chain in fish logistics as a factor in international trade operations
• Opportunities and geography of fish cargo transportation through Russian ports and direct rail connections business cases
• Secrets of fish logistics for HoReCa

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In May 2025, a new Strategy for the Development of the Shipbuilding Industry was approved, covering the period up to 2036, with a long-term outlook to 2050. Under the baseline scenario, the strategy envisions the construction of 119 fishing vessels by 2030, 160 vessels between 2031 and 2036, and 465 vessels by 2050.

To implement these plans, the domestic ship equipment manufacturing industry must be prepared to produce the required volume of components and cover the majority of the equipment range.

Topics to discuss:

• Defining new government support measures to facilitate the construction of the fishing fleet
• Including specific ship component production projects in targeted programs (with subsequent funding) based on the new shipbuilding development strategy
• Import substitution in shipbuilding – operating under current localization requirements for Russian-made ship equipment (with priority given to domestic equipment on vessels)
• Identifying solutions to current industry challenges, including the inability to localize certain types of ship equipment

As part of the roundtable, together with representatives of the Department of Shipbuilding and Marine Equipment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Federal Agency for Fisheries, the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, the KURS Central Research Institute, the United Shipbuilding Corporation, shipyards, and equipment manufacturers, it is proposed to develop recommendations for inclusion in state programs, as well as to identify the most pressing issues in the field of fishing fleet construction that require funding and increased attention from the Department of Shipbuilding and Marine Equipment.

The event will be held in Russian.

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The shipbuilding sector for the commercial fleet has undergone radical changes over the past three years. Following the exit of domestic design bureaus and equipment suppliers from the Russian shipbuilding market, all participants in this sector faced a range of challenges.

Domestic design bureaus have had to take on the responsibility of supervising the construction of vessels based on foreign designs. The cessation of imported equipment supplies has necessitated vessel redesigns and the search for new suppliers of ship equipment, which has increased the time required for vessel development and construction. Additionally, longstanding issues at shipyards remain, including meeting construction deadlines, calculating labor intensity, and determining project costs.

Moreover, after the departure of foreign design bureaus from Russia, the industry has faced a vacuum of modern concept designs for commercial vessels, including research vessels for fisheries and transport vessels for fish logistics, based on domestic equipment and equipment from allied countries.

Today, to ensure the implementation of the shipbuilding industry development strategy through 2050, which includes the construction of 2,634 commercial vessels, the domestic design sector must prepare a standardized Russian fleet of fishing vessels.

This work is only possible in cooperation with customers and domestic shipboard equipment manufacturers, supported by a range of administrative measures and subsidies. Furthermore, to enhance collaboration among design and engineering organizations, material and equipment suppliers, and shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises across the Russian Federation, the following tasks must be addressed: the introduction and development of competencies for working with 3D models at shipyards; the establishment of a database of accredited Russian manufacturers of materials and shipboard equipment; and regulatory and financial incentives to stimulate demand for domestically produced materials and shipboard components.

Topics to discuss:

• Analysis of the current situation in the commercial fishing fleet shipbuilding sector
• Analysis of shipyard collaboration experience from the client’s perspective
• Development of a range of domestic concept designs for commercial vessels, taking into account modern requirements and the experience of foreign design bureaus
• Establishment of cooperation with clients for the creation of vessel concept designs
• Identification of critical shipboard equipment and materials, and assessment of the feasibility of using Russian equipment in domestic concept designs for commercial vessels
• Enhancement of the competitiveness of Russian commercial vessel projects in terms of timelines and quality
• Identification of the most pressing areas (in the design of specific vessels) for potential inclusion in state programs and project subsidies
• Development of possible cooperation between various design bureaus

The event will be held in Russian.

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In 2025, for the first time, the exhibition will host a packaging competition for fish products, aimed at identifying and promoting the best solutions and materials.

All manufacturers and suppliers of fish products in the relevant categories are welcome to participate.

The competition is supported by the Telegram channel “Rybkhoz. All About Fish.”

As a result of the competition, awards will be given not only to the winning fish product manufacturers but also to the packaging producers whose technologies, materials, and equipment were used in production.

For more details about the competition, please follow the link: https://seafoodexporussia.com/fishpack/

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The program features only background music, a delicious breakfast with Far Eastern scallops, and a surprise guest from the world of comedy. Let’s start the workday with a smile!

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In recent years, the Russian ship repair sector has demonstrated steady growth in workload – the number of orders has increased, and new financial resources have entered the industry. Geopolitical factors are also driving customers to turn to Russian ship repair yards (SRZ) and enterprises in friendly countries.

At the same time, several factors continue to constrain the development of the industry:

• Limited production capacity, particularly ship-lifting facilities, a shortage of berths, and crane equipment
• Lack of a systematic approach to training ship repair specialists, as ship repair has traditionally been considered secondary to shipbuilding
• An outdated machine tool base and difficulties in purchasing specialized equipment from unfriendly countries
• The need for technological preparedness to service new vessels, 70-80% of which are equipped with foreign systems, while ensuring the proper quality and warranty of repairs

The ship repair industry is also calling for the creation of a dedicated state program as part of a long-term development strategy. This would require a deep analysis of the current condition of SRZs, identifying necessary measures, sources, and mechanisms of financing (such as incentives for shipowners who repair their fleets in Russia, and direct government investments in ship repair assets).

The roundtable will focus on the key challenges facing the ship repair industry and will aim to develop proposals for a state program on ship repair to be submitted to the relevant authorities – the Department of Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Engineering of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport of the Ministry of Transport, and the Federal Agency for Fishery of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The event will be held in Russian.

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With global competition on the rise, technological sovereignty is becoming a key to maintaining stable growth of Russia’s fishery industry. The investment quota campaign, which is not limited to fishing fleet modernization but covers the entire infrastructure for fish products processing and logistics, remains a critical driver for achieving this goal.

This expansion of growth options requires vigorous collaboration of all actors engaged in new projects. That is why the discussion will involve both shipbuilders/ship repair companies and producers of equipment for each stage of the supply chain: processing, packaging, storage and transportation of fish products.

Alongside with strategic initiatives, they will discuss practical steps for increasing local content of technology development and production optimization. This will provide a solid ground for long-term growth of the Russian fishery industry and make it more competitive in the global market.

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Presentation of the B2B Marketplace for the Fishing Industry, FishStat.ru, with Participation of Project Partners: Sber and Dalreftrans.