Russian shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has joined forces with two more domestic companies to expand shiprepair capacity in the far east of the country.

A cooperation deal has been signed with Sovcomflot's own shipping joint venture with energy giant Novatek, Smart LNG, and Rosneft subsidiary Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC).

The agreement was inked by Sovcomflot chief executive Igor Tonkovidov, Andrey Shishkin, CEO of FESRC, and Sergey Frank, chairman of both Sovcomflot and Smart LNG, at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in Bolshoy Kamen.