Rosatom is studying the possibility of attracting the skills of shipyards from China and Turkey for the construction of icebreakers, including non-nuclear ones, said Maxim Kulinko, deputy head of the company’s Northern Sea Route management. ‘State. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is also active in the development of icebreakers, he noted in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to Kulinko, Norilsk Nickel, Novatek and Rosneft currently primarily use icebreaking services in Russia.
The width of the icebreaker’s hull and the width of the channel it must cut through the ice is a key aspect. Because each investor plans their ships for the channel that the icebreaker can lay
- explained the representative of “Rosatom”.
He called the second important aspect in the construction of icebreakers the power and range of their action. It is important to understand the economics of their construction and the timing in order to achieve the number of icebreakers by 2030 that will ensure the achievement of the NSR’s transport targets, Kulinko concluded.
Earlier, Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Foreign Ministry, said that Russia has no intention of withdrawing from the World Trade Organization, despite attempts by a number of country to oust him. He explained that the WTO remains an undisputed global platform on the basis of which Moscow builds trade relations with friendly countries.
