Organization and Management Challenges of Russia's Icebreaker Fleet

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ID4487865
AuthorsArild Moe (0000-0002-6327-3562), Lawson Brigham, Lawson W Brigham
Year2017
Volume107
Issue1
Pages48-68
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2016.12209.x
OpenAlexW2515107399
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

The and now Russia have employed a fleet of large icebreakers to gain access across the Russian maritime Arctic and facilitate traffic through the Northern Sea Route (). Since 2008, Atomflot has played a very influential role, not only in the management and operation of Russia's icebreakers, but in laying premises for the as a whole. The current Administration within the Ministry of Transport does not appear to have roles in policy formation, icebreaker management, or planning. Several of the Soviet‐era nuclear‐powered icebreakers are in need of replacement, but the construction program for new ships is marked by controversies. There is no integrated management of nuclear and conventional icebreakers, and it is unclear how the icebreaker fleet will be used to enhance the effectiveness of operations, and also to what extent the authorities will allow the independent navigation of icebreaking commercial carriers without convoy escort by icebreakers

Administration (probate law · Business · Christian ministry · Environmental planning · Ministry of Transport · Political science · The arctic · Transport engineering · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Engineering · Environmental Science · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Oceanography

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