Russia advances icebreaker strategy

Additional icebreaker capacity is planned by Russia in support of traffic growth on the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the country’s Arctic seaway. David Tinsley reports.

A powerful, dual-fuel icebreaker class is planned for Russia’s Northern Sea Route (credt: Aker Arctic Technology)

Additional icebreaker capacity is planned by Russia in support of traffic growth on the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the country’s Arctic seaway. David Tinsley reports.