On December 18, Arctech delivered the Baltic icebreaker Murmansk according to the contract to Vyborg Shipyard JSC, who will further deliver the ship to the customer Rosmorport before new year, says Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.
Icebreaker Murmansk was the second in a series of three vessels, which the Russian Ministry of Transport ordered in 2012 from Vyborg Shipyard. The basic design of the vessel and purchasing of major components was provided by Vyborg Shipyard. Arctech was responsible for the construction, outfitting and testing of the powerful vessel.
The main tasks of the Arctech new building no. 509 vessel are icebreaking and assisting of heavy-tonnage vessels in ice, towing of vessels and other floating structures both in ice and in open water. The vessel is able to operate in temperatures as cold as -40°С and the maximum icebreaking capability is 1.5 m. The vessel will also be used for fire fighting on floating objects and other facilities, assisting vessels in distress in ice and open water and cargo transportation. The vessel will measure 119.8 m in length and 27.5 m in breadth. The four main diesel generator sets have the total power of 27 MW. The total propulsion power is 17.4 MW consisting of two full-circle azimuth thrusters.
At the moment Arctech is building six icebreaking vessels. The first vessel, the Murmansk icebreaker for the Russian Ministry of Transport, is due to be delivered in the autumn of 2015. The second vessel, the world´s first LNG-powered icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency, will be delivered by beginning of 2016. In the spring of 2014 Arctech was awarded a contract to build an icebreaking supply vessel for the Russia´s largest shipping company Sovcomflot. In early summer 2014, Arctech received an additional order of three icebreaking stand-by vessels. Arctech´s order book now extends until summer 2017.
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. specializes in arctic shipbuilding technology, e.g. building icebreakers and other arctic offshore and special vessels. The shipyard is a forerunner in developing and applying technological innovations and has 150 years’ experience in shipbuilding. Arctech employs approximately 550 shipbuilders.