Russia starts building icebreakers in two shifts
A second shift is being created at the Baltic Shipyard for the construction of nuclear icebreakers, Rosatom reported.
The increase in the pace of construction by 50% was due to investments of about 6 billion rubles in equipment and infrastructure. The company creates nuclear ships, floating power plants, “everything that relates to the development of the Northern Sea Route.”
At the Baltic Shipyard, two universal nuclear icebreakers of Project 22220, Yakutia and Chukotka, are at different stages of construction. It is planned that by the end of the year the plant will conclude a contract with Rosatom for the construction of two additional icebreakers of Project 22220 and a nuclear technology service vessel of Project 22770.
Obviously, the increase in the pace of construction is associated with Russia’s plans to increase the load on the Northern Sea Route in the context of the reorientation of the economy from West to East.
China is also investing in this route, interested in expanding the market for its products, since the route through the Suez Canal is controlled by the Americans.
“There are problems along this path, piracy is spreading here. This route, which bypasses the Indian Ocean, is under the radar of India and the US Navy. In the event of a serious aggravation with the United States, this path will be interrupted. Therefore, the Northern Sea Route is becoming vitally important for China,” explained military expert Konstantin Sivkov.
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