Central Red Banner of Labor Research and Design Institute of the Navy, created in 1929, is the leading scientific organisation of the Russian Federation in the field of maritime transport, dealing with almost all the problems of the industry: the development of the fleet and ports, the design of the transport and service and auxiliary vessels fleet technology transportation of goods, the economy of the Navy, the technical operation of vessels and port handling equipment, radiation safety, labor protection, development of Arctic marine transport systems, ice-breaking and nuclear fleet, all the issues of navigation safety, the development of regional traffic management systems for ships, the protection of the environment, development of oil spill response plans, the development of retrofit vehicle fleet projects to ensure mobilisation readiness.