Rosatom announced the construction of six icebreakers by 2030 to ensure the Northern Sea Route

The fifth and sixth icebreakers of the 22220 series and four non-nuclear icebreakers are planned to be built by 2030 to ensure safe navigation of vessels along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). This was reported to TASS by the special representative of Rosatom for the development of the Arctic, Vladimir Panov.
According to him, at the moment, at least 132 high Arctic class vessels are required to support all projects on the NSR. There are already 45 vessels, and 32 vessels are already under construction. "The additional need is estimated at 55 vessels today," Panov explained.
Russia currently possesses and is building modern icebreakers for further development of the NSR as a powerful transport artery of national and global importance with year-round navigation. The head of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation Alexey Chekunkov reported that the construction of six more icebreakers is necessary to ensure the cargo flow of 200 million tons by 2030 along the Northern Sea Route.
The NSR development plan has been approved until 2035. It is planned to allocate 1.8 trillion rubles from various sources for its implementation. According to the forecast, the cargo traffic of this corridor can grow from the current 35 million tons to the target of 220 million tons.

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