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[6] [20] [28] This will allow the PSCs to break ice with a thickness between 6 and 8 feet (1.8 and 2.4 m). [4] Designed according to the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships , the PSCs will be strengthened to Polar Class 2 which is intended for vessels operating year-round in ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Icebreakers of Germany (1 C, 11 P) J. ... Icebreakers of the United Kingdom (12 P)
In the 2000s, Russia began renewing the state-owned icebreaker fleet that, at the time, consisted mainly of Soviet-era vessels dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. [11] In July 2004, the Saint Petersburg-based Baltic Shipyard won an international tender for the construction of two 16-megawatt diesel-electric icebreakers for Rosmorport, a state-owned company established in 2003 to manage Russia ...
The hybrid propulsion system of the new icebreaker is a further development of the traditional double acting concept and will consist of two 7.5 MW ABB Azipod units and a fixed 10 MW centerline shaft. The construction of the new polar icebreaker began in 2013 and it is expected to enter service in the Northern Sea Route in 2018. [12] [13] [14]
July 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, ... Finland has 12 icebreakers and Canada has nine, while Russia has 36, according to U.S. Coast Guard data.
MSV Fennica is a Finnish multipurpose icebreaker and offshore support vessel. Built in 1993 by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland and operated by Arctia Offshore, she was the first Finnish icebreaker designed to be used as an escort icebreaker in the Baltic Sea during the winter months and in offshore construction projects during the open water season.
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Project 10510, also known through the Russian type size series designations LK-110Ya and LK-120Ya [note 2] or the project name Leader (Russian: Лидер, romanized: Lider), [9] is a planned series of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers.