Year-round opening of the Northern Sea Route depends on icebreaker escorts. Image: Baltic Shipyard To promote the development of the Russian Arctic, national and regional authorities have invited foreign delegations from friendly countries to visit Arkhangelsk, in the...
The icebreaker “Lider” will be the most powerful icebreaker with an output of 161,000 hp and will be able to break ice up to 4 meters thick. (Photo: Rosatom) For the 2024-2026 budget, the Russian government is proposing to cut funding for the construction...
Traffic in the Northeast Passage is to be massively increased in the coming years. However, the necessary vessels are still lacking. The head of the Ministry for Far Eastern Development, Aleksey Chekunkov, in an interview with the news portal RBC on the eve of the...
Keel laying of the first floating power plant, which will later be stationed for mining at Cape Nagleyngyn. Three more will follow. (Foto: Rosatom) A ceremonial keel laying of the hull of the first Arctic-version nuclear floating propulsion unit (FPU) based on the...
The icebreaker “Sibir” on departure from St. Petersburg. The ship is the second icebreaker of class 22220 built in St. Petersburg. (Photo: Anton Haas, St. Petersburg) On the morning of January 13, 2022, the nuclear icebreaker “Sibir” left the...
