Rosmorport commissions icebreaker Murmansk built at Vyborg Shipyard (photo release)
An acceptance / handover certificate for the icebreaker "Murmansk" was signed today by FSUE Rosmorport and United Shipbuilding Corporation at Vyborg Shipyard. Besides, an official commissioning and Russian flag hoisting ceremony was held on board the vessel, Rosmorport said Friday in a press release.
The ceremony was attended by Yuri Kostin, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot), Andrei Tarasenko, General Director of FSUE Rosmorport, Alexander Solovyov, General Director of Vyborg Shipyard, Alexandr Lysov, Mayor of Vyborg and others.
The new diesel-powered icebreaker will be operated by the North-Western Basin branch of Rosmorport.
Expansion of icebreaking fleet is a priority to ensure smooth and safe year-round navigation to / from freezing sea ports of the Russian Federation.
MV Murmansk powered by 17.4 MW propulsion package features advanced technologies and can sail in 1.5-meter-thick ice. The icebreaker was designed to escort and tow large vessels and transport cargo.
Key particulars: length - 119.8 m; breadth - 27.5 m; draft - 8.5 m; speed in open water - 17 knots.
MV Murmansk is the third in a series of three icebreakers.
The ship was designed by naval architecture and marine engineering firm Baltsudoproekt (a branch of Krylov State Research Center) and built at Vyborg Shipyard (part of the USC) with her blocks fabricated at Finland based Arctech Helsinki Shipyard (100% owned by the USC).
The 21900 M series lead ship the Vladivostok icebreaker was delivered on-time, on-budget in October 2015 to the Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport, its sister ship Novorossiysk was laid down in late October.
Vyborg Shipyard (part of state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation) is one of the largest shipbuilding companies of the North-Western Region of Russia with over 60-years’ experience in shipbuilding. Since its inception in 1948 the shipbuilding company has built more than 200 different vessels with a total displacement of 1,550,000 tonnes.
United Shipbuilding Corporation was founded in 2007 as a 100-percent state-owned group of companies by the Presidential Decree № 394 (March 21, 2007). Currently, the USC consolidates about 80% of the domestic shipbuilding industry and incorporates three regional shipbuilding centers, nine engineering and design offices and 39 dockyards. The Corp’s largest shipbuilding assets include Kaliningrad-based JSC Yantar Shipyard, JSC Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg), JSC PA Sevmash (Severodvinsk), JSC DVZ Zvezda (Vladivostok) and Baltic Shipyard Besides, UCS holds a 50% stake in Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, a joint venture with STX Finland Cruise Oy. The Group builds ships for Russian customers and exports its products to 20 countries.
