Russia: USC to Sign USD 2.6 Billion Icebreakers Building Contract

The Russian Ministry of Transport is ordering four new icebreakers worth a total of 79 billion RUB. A contract on the construction of the vessels will be signed in November this year, Deputy Minister Viktor Olersky told Itar-Tass….

(79 billion Russian rubles = 2.642155 billion U.S. dollars)

(barentsobserver)

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Source: barentsobserver, October 28, 2011