Published 3 years ago

Russia races to build giant icebreakers in bid for Arctic dominance

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Russia has scrambled to become a leading power in the region, where receding ice cover has allowed Moscow to develop a new shipping route. The four new ships -- "Sibir", "Ural", "Yakutia" and "Chukhotka" -- will eventually be based in Saint Petersburg. Each ship commissioned by state atomic energy corporation Rosatom costs more than 340 million euros ($400 million)

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Yahoo News

Russia races to build giant ice-breakers for Arctic dominance

At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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NDTV

Russia Races To Build Giant Ice-Breakers For Arctic Dominance

At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Channel News Asia

Russia races to build giant ice-breakers for Arctic dominance

At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice-breakers.

3 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

Russia Races To Build Giant Ice-breakers For Arctic Dominance

At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice-breakers. Fronted by a Russian flag and named after the country's northern regions, the giant vessels are meant to ensure Moscow's dominance over the melting Arctic.

3 years ago·United States

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WION

Battle for Arctic dominance: Russia races to build giant ice

In a bid to take over the United States and China's Arctic dominance, Russia is racing to build giant ice-breakers. Russia has scrambled to become a leading power in the region, where receding ice cover has allowed Moscow to develop a new shipping route. President Vladimir Putin has made the warming region a priority, heavily investing in the so-called Northern Sea Route that allows ships to reach Asian ports up to 15 days faster than via the tr…

3 years ago·Noida, India

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Bangkok Post

Russia races to build giant ice-breakers for Arctic dominance

SAINT PETERSBURG - At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice-breakers.

3 years ago·กทม, Thailand

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