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FSUE Rosmorport Takes Delivery of New Icebreaker
- Update1: An earlier version of this story referred to the icebreaker as a "hybrid" vessel.
A delivery and acceptance certificate for a diesel-electric powered icebreaker Novorossiysk, which was built by Vyborg Shipyard, was signed on Monday in Saint-Petersburg, IAA PortNews reports.
The vessel is noted to have been built with cutting-edge technologies that enable it to break through ice of up to 1.5 metres, and features a fuel capacity that enables it to last 40 days between refuelling operations.
"Having completed the series Vyborg Shipyard has obtained unique competence allowing it to become a leader in this field of domestic shipbuilding. New icebreakers laid down at the shipyard is a bright confirmation," said Yevgeny Zagorodny, Vice President for Civil Shipbuilding at the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
The icebreaker, operated by the North-Western Basin Branch of FSUE Rosmorport, will be employed in the Baltic Sea region during the winter period and in the Arctic sea during the summer to autumn period.
"This will be the fortieth icebreaker of our company. There is an extensive plan for their deployment, such vessels are of enormous demand," said Andrei Tarasenko, Director General of FSUE Rosmorport.
