Overview
Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg, Russia, is the world's only series-builder of nuclear-powered icebreakers. The yard delivers Project 22220 Universal icebreakers for Rosatomflot (the Russian state nuclear-icebreaker operator) and historically built Russian Navy cruisers and merchant tonnage. Owned by United Shipbuilding Corporation.
Key facts
- St Petersburg, Russia
- Founded 1856
- Only series builder of nuclear icebreakers
- Project 22220 icebreakers for Rosatomflot
- United Shipbuilding Corporation
Why it matters to seafarers
Russian-flag icebreaker and Arctic-fleet engineers are the principal seafarers who will work on Baltic-Shipyard-built tonnage. Western-flag operators rarely interact with the yard since 2022 sanctions.
Related
Related ranks: chief-engineer