Two new advanced icebreakers
on Aker Arctic’s drawing board
by: MERJA KIHL AND ARI MONONEN
photos: AKER ARCTIC TECHNOLOGY INC
Aker Arctic Technology in Helsinki has agreed to design
two new icebreakers for Vyborg Shipyard JSC. They will be
utilised in the oil terminal operated by LLC Gazprom Neft
Novy Port in the Gulf of Ob. Based on the new Aker ARC 130
A design, the vessels will be well equipped and capable to
break ice in highly demanding arctic environments.
The new ARC 130A icebreakers will
be used in arctic environments.
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