The Franz Josef Land-bound diesel icebreaker Capitan Dranitsyn is leaving Murmansk port tomorrow, July 27th. The Rosmorport’s ship sets sail with 120 tourists on board, PortNews IAA reports citing Rosmorport press service. The tourists will go on a 10-day trip across the Arctic.
In August 2009, the icebreaker Capitan Dranitsyn participated in an expedition of Russian, Norwegian, Canadian and German scientists. The international team conducted comprehensive survey of the ocean floor in the seas of Spitsbergen, Kara, Barents and Laptev to collect information about the formation of current climate changes in the Arctic.
Franz Josef Land is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean (north of Novaya Zemlya) in northern Europe, one of the northern territories of Russia. It consists of 191 ice-covered islands, with a total area of 16,134 sq. km. (6,229sq.mi). Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited late April Franz Josef Land.
Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport is one of the largest Russian infrastructure enterprises. The company’s 4.600 employees work in 16 regions of the Russian Federation. The Company operates in the Russian ports and has the world's largest icebreakers fleet. The company is focused on the development of Russia’s maritime transport infrastructure and improvement of the competitiveness of Russian ports through effective operations, maintenance and development of the state-owned property at sea ports. The state-run enterprise provides services to ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the sea ports and on the approaches to them, develops a comprehensive program of ecological safety of the seaports’ infrastructure.
In August 2009, the icebreaker Capitan Dranitsyn participated in an expedition of Russian, Norwegian, Canadian and German scientists. The international team conducted comprehensive survey of the ocean floor in the seas of Spitsbergen, Kara, Barents and Laptev to collect information about the formation of current climate changes in the Arctic.
Franz Josef Land is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean (north of Novaya Zemlya) in northern Europe, one of the northern territories of Russia. It consists of 191 ice-covered islands, with a total area of 16,134 sq. km. (6,229sq.mi). Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited late April Franz Josef Land.
Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport is one of the largest Russian infrastructure enterprises. The company’s 4.600 employees work in 16 regions of the Russian Federation. The Company operates in the Russian ports and has the world's largest icebreakers fleet. The company is focused on the development of Russia’s maritime transport infrastructure and improvement of the competitiveness of Russian ports through effective operations, maintenance and development of the state-owned property at sea ports. The state-run enterprise provides services to ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the sea ports and on the approaches to them, develops a comprehensive program of ecological safety of the seaports’ infrastructure.