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Nakhodka Ship Repair Yard held a keel-laying ceremony for two self-propelled freight/passenger barges on Wednesday, October 31.
The vessels were ordered by the Kamchatka Ministry of Transport and Road Construction.
Each 19- by six-metre barge will be able to accommodate 20 tonnes of cargo and 12 passengers.