Construction of the icebreaking tanker took place at Nordic Yards’ Wismar shipyard in Germany. Sea trail begins in August and delivery is set for the end of September.
Norilsk-Nickel reports on their portal the new ice-class tanker is an important step towards increasing the company’s presence in Northern Sea Route transportation.
The vessel will allow year-round supply of petrochemicals to Dudinka, Norilsk-Nickel’s main river port on the Taimyr Peninsula as weel as transportation of gas condensate to Europe from the Pelyatinskoe gas condensate deposit which is being developed by Norilsk-Nickel.
“Yenisei” is capable of breaking ice up to 1,5 metre thick and has a capacity of more than 20,600 cubicmetres. The vessel is said to be able to operate in temperatures down to -50 degrees Celsius.
