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The Arctic Vector READ INSIDE: A GUIDING ATOM HEADING FOR AN ICE The role of the nuclear icebreaker REVOLUTION fleet in the development of the Scientific contribution Northern Sea Route to Arctic shipbuilding № 3(11) 2012 FEATURE ONE: THE ARCTIC VECTOR Dear readers, This issue of the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s magazine is primarily devoted to Russian experience and prospects for the construction of ice-class vessels. Historically, our country possesses unique research, design and manufacturing competencies to work in the Arctic region. The longest transpolar coast, giant and challenging problems of the development and life-support of the transportation systems, en- terprises and cities in the Far North require developing the most powerful and sophisticated icebreakers, a range of effective ice- class ships and reliable power equipment. At the present stage the priority production challenge fac- ing the USC in civil shipbuilding is to meet the growing national needs for new generation icebreakers, ice-class transport, rescue, research vessels and marine equipment to provide the intensive use of the Northern Sea Route and develop the Arctic shelf. This inspiring challenge of a new stage of the Arctic develop- ment should be met at the world-class technology level applying the best world achievements, ensuring cost-effectiveness of meas- ures taken in combination with the highest level of personnel safety and reliable, multiple redundant protection of he environ- ment. We are open to the widest possible cooperation with foreign partners in order to implement these ambitious plans for the ben- efit of Russia, Europe and all mankind. President of USC Andrei Dyachkov NEWS CONTENT FIRST CHINESE RESEARCH ICEBREAKER TO DEVELOP THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE July 10, 2012 (RIA Novosti). The Chinese icebreaker Syuelun (Snow Dragon) with an international expedi- tion on board went to the Arctic for three months. 120 people will work on board the vessel, including re- searchers from France, Japan, Denmark, Finland, South Korea, Iceland and Taiwan. The icebreaker will pass through the Northern Sea Route from east to west, and conduct research in the 52 46 Bering and Chukchi Seas, the Beaufort Sea, as well as in high-latitude Arctic areas of the Canada Basin and the Mendeleyev Ridge. Iceland will be the most distant point of the route, where the icebreaker will call in on a friendly five-day visit. The return trip is scheduled to pass through the central Arctic. According to China Institute of Polar Research repre- sentative Huigen Yang, “this expedition is most lengthy and ambitious one ever conducted by China in the Arc- tic,” and its main objective is to study the environment, ONE-THIRD OF WORLD SHIPBUILDING as well as biology, physics and chemistry of the Arctic CAPACITY MAY STAND IDLE waters. In addition, the scientists are planning to take samples of sedimentary rocks. July 9, 2012 (Maritime Bulletin). The shipbuild- The Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition ing market today is showing decline across all major (CHINARE) conducts research in the Arctic once every sectors, which is not surprising. Analysis of the total two years, and the current trip will be the fifth in a row. freight index for tankers, bulk carriers and container During the expedition it is planned to set up a temporary 32 14 vessels suggests that it has decreased by 50% in the an ice-based drifting station (for up to 10 days), from first half of 2012 over the same period in 2010. Around which meteorological observations will be carried out. seven million compensated gross tons (CGT) were or- Earlier, in April this year, Yang said that China and Ice- dered for construction, of which 85% were accounted land were in talks on setting up a Chinese polar station for by Korean and Chinese shipyards (3 million CGT on the territory of Iceland in conjunction with the Uni- each). Korea has built most of LNG carriers, while 3_ NEWS 24_ TO BUILD 46_ TRUDGE to SHELF China dominates the bulk sector: 80% of the world’s FOR A TASK bulk carrier orders have been placed in the country — 14_ A GUIDING ATOM 52_ AIR POWER mainly Panamaxes and smaller bulk carriers, with al- 32_ ABYSS OF ENERGY most half of orders coming from Chinese ship owners. 18_ HEADING foR AN If one compares the amount and intensity of the orders ICE REVOLUTION 38_ LESSONS with the estimated shipbuilding capacity in 2014, which OF PAST NAVIGATIONS accounts for most of deliveries of the vessels ordered this year, it turns out that the global shipbuilding capac- ity will be used only by a mere one third. With such a significant undercapacity, a reduction in the construc- tion time and a drop in prices (the average cost of new- built vessels has fallen on average 14%) do not seem surprising. On average, the total capacity of the global shipbuilding industry can be now estimated at 50 million CGT a year. If we assume that the global fleet will grow in number by 7% annually over the next five years, plus about 7 mil- versity of Iceland and the International University of the «USC. STRENGTH Address e-mail: [email protected] lion CGT of annual fleet replacement (1.5% of the total Arctic. Today, China has its single Arctic polar station in AND POWER AT SEA» magazine 11/1 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, website: www.oaoosk.ru tonnage of in-service vessels), it will turn out that the Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen). №3(11) 2012 Moscow,123242 Russia global shipbuilding industry is capable of meeting such In addition, it became known in September last year that Published by USC JSС Tel.: +7 (495) 617-33 00 demand with the total capacity of 33 million CGT. Thus, Iceland was planning to build international research Fax: +7 (495) 617-34 00 President of USC — the excess capacity of the global shipbuilding industry centers on its territory and to invite Chinese scholars to Andrei Dyachkov is about 30%. jointly explore the Arctic. USC №3(11), 2012 3 NEWS concept implies the maximum automation of manufac- “Such sharing of information between East and West at tures as well as durability and resistance to corrosion. turing processes through the introduction of robotics, every level was once strictly forbidden. Now it’s encour- Such properties can improve the reliability, safety and which contributes to higher efficiency of production pro- aged,” — states Los Angeles Times, referring also to the efficiency of vessels. cesses,”— stressed Medvedev. Rim of the Pacific exercise — this year Russian naval ships will join it for the first time. JAPANESE SHIPYARDS RUSSIANS TO PARTICIPATE LOSING ORDERS IN A PENTAGON-SPONSORED COMPETITION RUSSIAN REGISTRY OF SHIPPING APPROVES CATAMARANS July 24, 2012 (“Transport business”). The volume of July 23, 2012 (Inopressa.Ru). The RoboSub competi- export orders placed with Japanese shipyards in June tion — an annual underwater contest among automat- OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS 2012 fell by 8.5% over the same period in 2011 to reach ed subs sponsored by Pentagon’s Office of Naval Re- July 24, 2012 (Portnews). 499.370 tons, the Association of Japanese Vessel Ex- search — is not less prestigious than the US football Russian Maritime Registry of porters reported. championship final, Los Angeles Times reported. This Shipping (RS) has approved year, Russians will enter RoboSub for the first time. building composite catama- According to the organization, last month, foreign com- A team of students from the Far Eastern Federal Uni- rans. panies placed orders for the construction of six ves- versity will present its Junior autonomous underwater sels — three bulk carriers and three tankers. vehicle. “In 2011, the Almaz ship- In the first half of 2012, the size of export orders at Japa- MEDVEDEV: FOUR ASPECTS building company complet- nese shipyards decreased by 31.1% over the same pe- OF INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL The competitions are conducted at a once-secret facil- ed the construction of two riod last year — down to 3.488 million tons. ity, in huge experimental pool built in 1964 when Soviet Project RM1800 fast passen- DEVELOPMENT and US submarines competed for supremacy under wa- ger composite catamarans YEKATERINBURG, July 13, 2012 (RIA Novosti). Speak- ter. It is here that the Americans developed sophisticat- under RS supervision,” — said DCNS STRENGTHENING ing at the Innoprom-2012 International Exhibition, ed acoustic instruments giving US submarines an edge RS CEO Mikhail Aivazov. — “The MARKET POSITIONS Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has identi- over their Soviet rivals in detecting underwater hazards vessels were designed and built in accordance with fied four main areas of Russia’s industrial develop- and potential enemies. the RS requirements. As part of the Project RM1800, July 31, 2012 (Flot.Com). According to DCNS’ official ment. The first prize is US$ 20,000. This year 28 amateur de- a unique transportation operation was carried out to website, its gross turnover, operating profit and the sign teams from high schools and universities are com- convey the ship hull parts manufactured in Vladivostok size of the confirmed orders continued to grow strong- The Prime Minister referred to the expert opinion ac- peting at RoboSub. Their main purpose is to interest the to St. Petersburg by rail, with the subsequent assem- ly in the first half of 2012. cording to which the global economy is on the verge of youth in unmanned technology. bly and outfitting of ships on site.” a new industrial cycle based on the restructuring of the Pre-programmed submarines have to independently The catamarans are designed to carry passengers with- DCNS’ gross turnover for this period doubled to reach traditional spectra of industry. detect obstacles in the pool and reach the finish line. No out luggage, with the duration of sailing from the port of 1.4 billion euros.
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