North-Eastern Basin Branch News

Novorossiysk icebreaker arrives in the seaport of Vanino

The Novorossiysk icebreaker of the FSUE “Rosmorport” North-Western Basin Branch arrived in the seaport of Vanino on December 17. The icebreaker made a passage from the seaport of Murmansk by the Northern Sea Route.

The Novorossiysk icebreaker with the capacity of 18 MW will be used by the Vanino Branch to render icebreaker support services for vessels moving to the seaport of Vanino and back during the 2018-2019 winter navigation.

The vessel is technically sound and has qualified crewmembers. All technical characteristics of the icebreaker fully meet the working conditions for the period of the winter navigation in the north of the Sea of Japan.

More information on the conditions and procedure for rendering icebreaker services by the Vanino Branch in the seaport of Vanino and on the approaches toward it is available in the section “Vanino Branch Icebreaking Services”.

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