In April, Kuzey Star Shipyard, which won the tender for the construction of floating docks for Atomflot's nuclear icebreakers, signed an agreement with the Russian side. Atomflot General Manager Mustafa Kaşka stated, "The signing of the agreement is an important step in implementing the coastal infrastructure preparation program for the maintenance of universal nuclear icebreakers in the 22220 project. The Turkish shipyard has the necessary qualifications and a good reputation in the shipbuilding market. According to the terms of the agreement, the construction of the floating dock, including delivery to the Murmansk Port, will take 29 months."
Designed to be 220 meters long and 48 meters wide, the floating dock will have a lifting capacity of approximately 30 tons. The nuclear icebreakers in the 22220 project are the largest and most powerful in the world. These nuclear icebreakers are necessary to ensure Russia's leadership in the Arctic. The icebreaker has a length of 173.3 meters, a width of 34 meters, and a water displacement capacity of 33.5 tons. At the end of 2018, Kuzey Star Shipyard began constructing two LNG-powered Ro-Ro ships on order from the Russian state-owned company Rosmorport.
