Sitronics Group, part of Sistema, acquired more than 50% of the shares in Emperium, a Russian electric-propulsion shipbuilding company. Parties did not disclose the amount of the deal or the exact size of the shareholding. At the moment Emperium has built only six vessels, but it is ready to produce six types: high-speed catamaran Ecocruiser with a capacity of up to 120 people, ships Ecovolt 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 for water walks, excursions and passenger transportation, as well as water buses Ecobus and Cityvolt.