Mykolaiv ( ), also known as
Nikolaev (from
Russian ), is a
city in southern
Ukraine, the administrative center of the
Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is arguably the main
ship building center of the
Black Sea. Aside from its three shipyards within the city, there are located a number of research centers specializing in shipbuilding such as the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center,
Zoria-Mashproekt and others.