Icebreaker Murmansk Delivered
Icebreaker Murmansk was delivered December 25, 2015 at a ceremony hosted by Vyborg Shipyard PJSC (a corporate member of the United Shipbuilding Corporation). The icebreaker was built by Vyborg Shipyard PJSC in collaboration with Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, by order of Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Russian Federation.
The acceptance document was signed by the top management of FSUE Rosmorport, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Vyborg Shipyard PJSC. Under the terms of contract signed in 2012, Vyborg Shipyard PJSC was to carry out the full range of design and construction works of a series of linear diesel-electric icebreakers, project 21900 М. The lead icebreaker, Vladivostok, was delivered to the customer in October, 2015.
“Icebreakers of the 21900 М project will ensure winter navigation in the Baltic Sea, to a certain extent in the Arctic, pursue tasks set forth by FSUE Rosmorport and the Government of the Russian Federation,” said Alexander Solovyev, Vyborg Shipyard PJSC General Director.
Murmansk hoisted the RF State Flag at a ceremony attended by the officials of the RF Government, Government of the Leningrad Region, Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping as well as partners of the shipyard.
“The ships of the project 21900 М present a new generation of diesel-electric icebreakers,” said Konstantin Palnikov, Director General of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. “They are of high performance and consider the operating experience of icebreakers as per the previous projects while providing icebreaker assistance in winter navigation period in the Gulf of Finland.”
The keel-laying ceremony of icebreaker Murmansk was held at Vyborg Shipyard on December 26, 2012. The ship is designed to break ice up to 1.5 meters thick and is intended for independent ice escorting of heavy-tonnage vessels; towage, fire fighting on floating and other facilities; salvage and assistance to distressed vessels; transportation of effective cargoes.
The third icebreaker in the series, Novorossiysk, is scheduled to be delivered to the customer at the turn of 2016.
