Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. won its bid for the construction of China's first polar scientific research icebreaker on July 28, according to a domestic shipping news portal.

The icebreaker was jointly designed by Finland-based Aker Arctic and No.708 Research Institute, CSSC.

The vessel will have an endurance of 20,000 nautical miles and be capable of breaking ice with a thickness of 1.5 meters.

The construction of the vessel will start at the end of the year.