Vyborg Shipyard to Build Icebreaker
Vyborg Shipyard signed a License and Concept Design Agreement with the Finnish engineering company Aker Arctic Technology for two icebreaking support vessels.
Two multifunctional diesels-electric- powered icebreakers 22 MW will be built at Vyborg Shipyard by order of LLC Gazprom Neft Novy Port.
In the nearest time Aker Arctic engineers will start development of concept design package and perform model tests in open water and in ice conditions. At a later stage on the basis of the concept design there will be developed technical design for the vessels.
According to the procurement documents, the contract is valued at RUB 6,008,550,000. The order is to be fulfilled by November 30, 2018.
Icebreaking support vessels will be operated on the Arctic terminal of the Novoportovskoye oilfield located in the west of the Gulf of Ob on the Yamal peninsula. The main purpose of the vessels is icebreaking escort of tankers in ice conditions, assistance at carrying out of mooring and loading operations, rescue, towing, fire-fighting and oil-spill response operations.
Federal State Unitary Enterprise Atomflot is established to provide technological service and maintenance of nuclear-powered icebreakers and special fleet.
The vessels will be built under the design for the ice class Icebreaker8 providing icebreaking capability up to 2 meters and considerable maneuverability at a rather small draft. The vessel is designed to be operated all year round at temperatures up to -50 Co.
"This new order together with icebreakers project 21900М being built at Vyborg Shipyard once again demonstrates high qualification of Vyborg Shipyard and its role as one of the leading shipbuilding enterprises of the country specializing in construction of highly technical vessels and civil offshore facilities," - commented Alexander Solovyev, General Director of VSY.
