152E6d01
152E6d01
152E6d01
Main deck
Tank top
The vessel is an icebreaker The vessel is a double hulled Vessel will be able to turn 180º in 3
intended for year round operation icebreaker with a open aft deck and minutes in 1,0 m thick level ice.
and support in the Barents and forecastle, accommodation, and
Arctic Seas. main machinery fore. The machinery Aker Arctic Technology Inc.
The tasks of the vessel are: is diesel electric, provided with twin Merenkulkijankatu 6
providing year-round operations azimuthing propulsion units. FI- 00980 HELSINKI,
at the Pechora Sea offshore oil Due to twin azimuthing rudder Finland
terminals in the Barents Sea propeller propulsion arrangement Tel.: +358 10 6700
ice management and bow thrusters, the steering of Fax: +358 10 670 2527
assisting of tankers the vessel is very efficient both in info@akerarctic.fi
towing of ships open water and in ice conditions at www.akerarctic.fi
performing standby and any speed, both forward and astern.
rescue functions In first year ice conditions the vessel
recovery of oil spills is able to proceed at 3 knots speed
in about 1.70 m thick level ice with
20 cm of snow cover.
The Ice Technology Partner
Aker Arctic Technology Inc. - Aker Arctic
the Full Service Ice Technology Partner
The benefits
to our customers:
Aker Arctic Technology can offer a full
range of services from theoretical studies
to field measurements. The possibility to
combine the resources of the Aker Yards
shipyards and local partners with the
experience of Aker Arctic allows for the
best fulfilment of project objectives.
The benefits to the customers are:
Reliable ship designs
Extensive data base
Field experience / laboratory tests
Basin research
Access to three ice model basins
Forerunning fine grain (FG) model ice
Continuous development of methods
Interaction and background
resources with Aker Yards shipyards
100 Clients from
12 countries
200 Full scale field tests
and expeditions
370 Model test series
250 Published papers
in conferences
and journals