Vyborg Shipyard fabricates first block of 21900M project icebreaker
Vyborg Shipyard rolled out first keel block of the lead vessel of a series of three icebreakers of Project 21.900M, the United Shipbuilding Corporation said.
The first icebreaker delivery to Rosmorport is scheduled for the first half of 2015. According to the Ministry of Transport, the Russian government plans to order 30 icebreakers by 2030 and fund the construction of 200 tankers, primarily of ice class.
"The shipyard is currently engaged in the construction of a semi-submersible barge, a dock for further fabrication of icebreakers and other cargo vessels of large breadth. However, all work on the project 21.900M icebreaker is being carried out on schedule," Vyborg Shipyard GD Alexander Soloviev said.
Tomorrow, March 6, 2013, the second block will be placed on the shipyard's open slipway. Total weight of these two blocks is approximately 600 tonnes.
The icebreaker of Project 21.900M is an evolution of Project 21.900. The icebreaker is capable of ramming a path in the 1.5-m-thick ice. The multipurpose vessel is intended for escort of large-tonnage cargo ships, for towing, fire fighting on floating and other facilities, salvage of stricken ships and for cargo transportation of cargo. Deadline for newbuilds delivery is 2015.
JSC Vyborg Shipyard, a largest shipbuilding company of the North-West region of Russia, is part of United Shipbuilding Corporation. The Company has built for more than 200 different vessels the past 60 years of total 12000 DWT and total displacement of over 1.3 million tonnes.
