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that area is handled by Murmansk Shipping). In early 2004, the contract between MMC Norilskiy Nickel and Murmansk Shipping Co for nickel transport was extended by three years - to cover the period before the new ships enter service.
Independent operation without icebreakers
The newbuilding should be able to operate independently without icebreaker assistance - sailing stern-first in the double-acting mode - in most ice conditions prevailing on the Dudinka-Murmansk route. With independent traffic, regular time schedules are sought, as much time will be saved by not having to wait for expensive icebreaker assistance. Norilskiy Nickel will carry the Russian flag, with Murmansk as her home port. Her hull is constructed to Russian Maritime Register of Shipping JIU7 ice class, except for the stern, which will be built to JIU6 bow-class rules, which are more demanding than JIU7 requirements for the stern of a ship. The Azipod unit is also classed to JIU7 standards. Overall length is 164.31m, length at dwl is 160.24m, breadth 23.10m, and dwl draught is 9.00m. The main deck height is 14.35m from the keel, and at 9m draught, the deadweight is 14,500dwt or 18,000dwt at 10m draught. Icebreaking capability of Norilskiy Nickel is 1.5m of solid ice, with a snow layer of 200mm, when moving stern-first. The ship is also fitted with a heavily cutaway icebreaking bow of approximately the same form as the
Norilskiy Nickel is fitted with a single ABB Azipod drive with a power of 13MW. The stern of the double-acting hull is fabricated to meet the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping's high JIU6 bow class, since the ship will sail stern-first into heavy
ice.The Azipod itself is classed to JIU7 standard.
SA-15 class (although the Fortum tankers have bows optimised for open-water navigation, which is one of the general ideas of the double-acting principle). The ice trials
due to be made in March are anticipated to prove this icebreaking performance, with a minimum speed of two knots; other performance parameters will be confirmed to
Two profile views of the new ship, showing details of the machinery and cargo stowage. The latter features special half-height TEU containers.
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