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FSUE “Rosmorport” to modernize Kapitan Bukayev, Kapitan Zarubin, Kapitan Chadaev and Kapitan Chechkin icebreakers

FSUE “Rosmorport” to modernize Kapitan Bukayev, Kapitan Zarubin, Kapitan Chadaev and Kapitan Chechkin icebreakers

FSUE “Rosmorport” is going to modernize four icebreakers of project 1105 of the enterprise: Kapitan Bukayev, Kapitan Zarubin, Kapitan Chadaev, Kapitan Chechkin.

The modernization of vessels built in 1977–1978 will allow to extend their service life and ensure their commercial use during periods outside ice navigation.

A technical modernization project will be developed by Nordic Engineering JSC. The design work is planned to be completed in spring 2023. Work on the modernization of the vessels is planned to be carried out in the period from 2025 to 2030. Nordic Engineering JSC is one of the leading engineering companies in the segment of development of vessel modernization projects. Over the past two years alone, the organization has completed six conceptual projects, three technical projects and two sets of working design documentation.

The modernization project is planned to involve the replacement of obsolete and worn-out main and auxiliary mechanisms, the renewal of control systems and vessel automation class upgrade, the optimization of the cabin fund for the vessel practice of cadets of educational institutions, and the overall significant improvement of the conditions of stay for icebreaker crews.

FSUE “Rosmorport” has proposed including the modernization of icebreakers in The Seaports of Russia federal project of a Comprehensive Plan for the Modernization and Expansion of the Main Infrastructure inside the proposals for its extension for the period up to 2030. The developed technical documentation is one of the conditions for the inclusion of this activity in the federal project and the federal targeted investment program.