Russia needs 26 new icebreakers, Ministry of Industry and Trade says
Russia needs 26 new icebreakers, IAA PortNews journalist cites Boris Kabanov, representative of RF Ministry of Industry and Trade, as saying at the 2nd Marine Business Forum Germany-Russia in Saint-Petersburg.
According to the Ministry, it is necessary to build a 100-MWt nuclear icebreaker – leader, 5 multipurpose 60-MWt nuclear icebreakers, 12 diesel-powered open sea icebreaker of 18-25 MWt and 8 supporting (port) icebreakers of up to 7 MWt.
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