The history of PREGOL Shiprepair Yard started in 1947 when shiprepair workshops had been set up at the territory of the «Forest Harbor». About one hundred and fifty people worked there at the workshops. The shiprepair yard was founded on October 1, 1959. Until 1990 the company specialized in the repair of large freezer trawlers. Nowadays PREGOL is an active developing company with a convenient infrastructure. All main production centers are compact located at the territory of the yard. More than thirty subcontractors are provides a full range of shiprepair services. Convenient geographical location of the yard, ice-free port and two-way pilotage through the Kaliningrad Seaway Canal connecting the city ports and the Baltic Sea allow reducing time in the roads. The Seaway Canal is 23 miles (43 km) long, 50 — 80 meters width and up to 10.5 meters depth. Vessels up to 200 meters long and 8 meters draft can go through the canal. The canal is available for navigation the whole year round.more