Far East marine joint venture: Some of Russia’s largest companies are to participate in the Far Eastern Centre of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, the Far East marine joint venture which will act as the coordinating body for the placing of orders, the selection of contractors and the negotiation of contracts relating to the design and construction of ships, drilling platforms and engineering equipment. The companies and organisations involved are the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Rosneft, Gazprom, Novatek, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and the United Shipbuilding Corporation. ZRPress