The two expedition vessels will be sister ships to “Viking Octantis” and “Viking Polaris”, both built by Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard and delivered in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
Alion Science and Technology has launched a Federal Court appeal in an attempt to overturn the Canadian Government's decision to select Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for the nation's new fleet of warships.
On Thursday, Judge Brian Morris of the U.S. District Court for Montana ordered TransCanada to halt work on the Keystone XL pipeline pending a new review of the project's climate impact.