As expected, the construction of the icebreaker will begin in 2022, and by the winter season of 2025, the ship will be handed over to the customer, Prime writes.
Bank Saint Petersburg provided the shipyard with guarantees for €76.8 million.
“According to information received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... the Ministry has issued a negative decision regarding the export license for the icebreaker ordered by Norilsk Nickel,” the shipyard said.
The icebreaker was supposed to operate in the Yenisei and the Kara Sea to ensure the escort of ships to the port of Dudinka.
In August, the state corporation Rosatom filed six lawsuits totaling $3 billion in connection with the termination of the contract by Finland for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant.