Atomflot to work with major clients under long-term contracts

FSUE Atomflot is going to sign long-term contracts for icebreaking assistance with its major clients, IAA PortNews journalist cites Atomflot Deputy Director General Stanislav Golovinsky, as saying at the Adam Smith Conference “Russian Arctic Oil and Gas” in Moscow. 

According to him, the company is negotiating with Cosco Shipping and Stena. Besides, in 2014 the company is to see sign a 3-year long contract with Norilsk Nikel (as the extension of the current contract). The contract which is to be signed between Atomflot and Yamal LNG is supposed to be valid till 2040.

Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Atomflot» is established to provide technological service and maintenance of nuclear-powered icebreakers and special fleet. The acting fleet includes four atomic icebreakers with two nuclear reactors 75 thousand horse power strong – i/b “Rossiya”, i/b “Sovetsky Soyuz”, i/b “Yamal”, i/b “50 Let Pobedy”, two atomic icebreakers with a single reactor power plant 40 thousand horse power strong – i/b “Taymir” and i/b “Vaygach” and atomic lighter “Sevmorput”. The maintenance fleet includes two floating technical bases – “Lotta” and “Imandra”, mv “Serebryanka” for shipping liquid radioactive wastes, vessel of dosimetric control “Rosta-1”. Three nuclear icebreakers – i/b “Lenin” and i/b “Sibir” , i/b “Arktika”– and two floating technical bases – ftb “Lepse” and ftb “Volodarsky” – are out of commission.