Investors are increasingly refusing to build ships under the keel quota program
As of September 2026, construction has been halted or contracts for 26 of the 141 fishing vessels ordered by investors under the so-called keel quota program have been terminated. Such data are given in the journal “Maritime Science and Technology – Fleet of Russia”, which is published with the participation of the Maritime Board and the Department of Shipbuilding of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the same time, 56 vessels have already been built under the program and handed over to customers, and another 59 are at different stages of construction.
As of September 2026, construction has been halted or contracts for 26 of the 141 fishing vessels ordered by investors under the so-called keel quota program have been terminated. Such data are given in the journal “Maritime Science and Technology – Fleet of Russia”, which is published with the participation of the Maritime Board and the Department of Shipbuilding of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the same time, 56 vessels have already been built under the program and handed over to customers, and another 59 are at different stages of construction.
