«Северсталь» поставила 8000 тонн толстолистового горячекатаного проката для строительства ледоколов «Чукотка» и «Якутия»

Baltic Shipyard Receives 3,000 Tons of Shipbuilding Steel for the Construction of the Leningrad Icebreaker

Severstal has participated in the construction of the world's most powerful icebreakers. This refers to Project 22220 of the Arktika type. This is a series of universal dual-draft nuclear icebreakers for year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route and expeditions to the Arctic, the company's press service reported.

Icebreaker Yakutia
Icebreaker Yakutia

As explained in the press service, from 2021 to 2023, Severstal supplied 8,000 tons of heavy plate hot-rolled shipbuilding steel grades RCD36 and RCD40 to the Baltic Shipyard (part of USC) for the construction of the Yakutia and Chukotka icebreakers.

From 2023 to 2024, the company supplied another 3,000 tons of shipbuilding steel grade RS D500W for the construction of the Leningrad icebreaker.

 Icebreaker Chukotka
Icebreaker Chukotka

According to Georgy Argunov, Director of Severstal's work with machine-building companies, the company not only supplies metal products to customers, but also provides services for additional metal processing.

It is worth mentioning that in November 2024, the Chukotka icebreaker was launched. The Yakutia will be commissioned on December 28, 2024, and the Leningrad in 2028.

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Sources
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