Keel-laying of the Nordic AT 19 class ice-breaking tanker was held at Nordic Yards (Wismar, Germany) on November 1, 2010. The tanker was ordered by the Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel, the shipbuilding company said.
As Nordic Yards owner and managing director Vitaly Yusufov said speaking at the keel-laying ceremony, he sees the demand for icebreaking ships to increase in connection with the development of the Arctic.
The ice-tanker dimensions: LOA - about 170 m, beam - about 23 m, capacity - about 19,000 tons, cargo tanks total capacity - more than 20,600 cbm, operational speed - 15,3 knots. The tanker is designed to deliver fuel and lubricants to Dudinka and supply to the "mainland" of gas condensate from Pelyatkinsky gas field (Taimyr).
The delivery time of the tanker is scheduled for late September 2011. Investments in the shipbuilding project is reported to be around EUR100 million.
MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metal producing company, a leading global producer of nickel, palladium, platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company specializes also in mining of gold, silver, iridium, osmium, selenium, ruthenium and tellurium.
The Company’s facilities are located across the world, operating in Russia (Norilsk Industrial Area and Kola Peninsula), Finland, USA, Australia, Botswana and South Africa.
As Nordic Yards owner and managing director Vitaly Yusufov said speaking at the keel-laying ceremony, he sees the demand for icebreaking ships to increase in connection with the development of the Arctic.
The ice-tanker dimensions: LOA - about 170 m, beam - about 23 m, capacity - about 19,000 tons, cargo tanks total capacity - more than 20,600 cbm, operational speed - 15,3 knots. The tanker is designed to deliver fuel and lubricants to Dudinka and supply to the "mainland" of gas condensate from Pelyatkinsky gas field (Taimyr).
The delivery time of the tanker is scheduled for late September 2011. Investments in the shipbuilding project is reported to be around EUR100 million.
MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metal producing company, a leading global producer of nickel, palladium, platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company specializes also in mining of gold, silver, iridium, osmium, selenium, ruthenium and tellurium.
The Company’s facilities are located across the world, operating in Russia (Norilsk Industrial Area and Kola Peninsula), Finland, USA, Australia, Botswana and South Africa.