Russia Explores Northern Sea Route With Nuclear Icebreakers

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In a well-orchestrated ceremony, Russia raised the flag on the newly completed nuclear icebreaker Ural while launching the completed hull of the sister ship Yakutia into the water nearby. With oil and gas exports shifting from Europe to Asia as a result of sanctions, Russia’s icebreaker fleet will be key to the country’s Arctic hydrocarbon strategy. 

Icebreakers 

The Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg saw the near-simultaneous presentation to the public of two...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sibir – Massive nuclear-powered icebreaker to operate in Russia’s western Arctic

United Shipbuilding Corporation’s (USC) Baltic Shipyard has handed over the second Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker to be built in Russia. Sibir (“Siberia”) ..

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