The Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant in the Russian Far East has delivered the second of a pair of crabbers for Magadan company Mag-Sea International, with the formal flag-raising ceremony held at the quayside in Nakhodka

Kedon’s handover to its owners follows the delivery of sister vessel Omolon in the spring of this year. Construction of the crabber pair began in March 2020 at the Khabarovsk yard – the first time that this shipbuilder has delivered fishing vessels of this kind.

The two vessels are built under the Russian government’s investment quotas initiative, and the controversial crab quota auction programme.