Krylov Scientific Center introduce the Multi-Hulled Icebreaker concept to make Arctic ocean super-tanker transits a real possibility. According to the head of the marine researchlaboratory at the Krylov Scientific Center, Kirill Sazonov, one of the main objectives affecting development of hydrocarbon production at Russia's freezing sea shelf is the foundation of a sea transport system. Cost estimates show that such a system can be effective only if supertankers are used, however present-day icebreakers are not capable of breaking a wide enough way for these giant tankships. The Krylov Scientific Center analyzed offers by Finnish experts to design an asymmetric icebreaker and an icebreaker with outriggers, but these solutions were considered not able to settle the problem.