# Russian icebreaker fleet may boost NSR popularity in Arctic — Kobyakov

https://mins.news/en/item/36616

- TASS, 2026-08-29 12:17 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2179313

> Russia plans to build 14 more icebreakers by 2030, Eastern Economic Forum official Anton Kobyakov said. He said the country’s 42 ice-class vessels, including eight nuclear-powered ships, together with Arctic warming could extend the commercial shipping season and help make the Northern Sea Route more widely used.