Tag: icebreaker

NewBuilds
ABB partners with Seaspan Shipyards on new Canadian Coast Guard polar icebreaker

ABB partners with Seaspan Shipyards on new Canadian Coast...

The icebreaker is expected to be the world's largest and most powerful diesel-electric...

Maritime Accidents
Icebreaker Ermak catches fire in Russia’s St. Petersburg port

Icebreaker Ermak catches fire in Russia’s St. Petersburg...

The fire started on the first and second decks.

General
First heavy Polar Icebreaker in Canada in more than 60 years

First heavy Polar Icebreaker in Canada in more than 60...

Seaspan completes ‘Prototype Block’ for Canadian Coast Guard’s future Polar Icebreaker

General
Steerprop to supply Arctic bow thrusters for Canada's new Polar Icebreaker

Steerprop to supply Arctic bow thrusters for Canada's new...

The ship will be designed and built by Seaspan Shipyards as part of Canada's National...

General
ABB to supply ice-classed Azipod® propulsion for new polar research vessel

ABB to supply ice-classed Azipod® propulsion for new polar...

The ship is expected to be delivered in 2025, after which it will begin to carry...

News
Canadian Coast Guard Ship Terry Fox vessel life extension contract awarded

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Terry Fox vessel life extension...

Although the vessel is primarily used for icebreaking, it also performs search and...

Technology
Four concept designs to decarbonize icebreaking

Four concept designs to decarbonize icebreaking

Aker Arctic’s naval architects have explored four alternative energy sources to...

News
Nuyina maintenance shifts plans for Antarctic season

Nuyina maintenance shifts plans for Antarctic season

The Australian Antarctic Division has moved swiftly to adjust its shipping plans...

Research
Polarstern Expedition to the Arctic Ice

Polarstern Expedition to the Arctic Ice

Research icebreaker departs for a process study in the marginal ice zone north of...

News
Polish polar explorers refused the services of Russian icebreaker

Polish polar explorers refused the services of Russian...

The Ukrainian research icebreaker Noosfera has replaced the polar explorers at the...

News
Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina heads south

Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina heads south

Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina departed Hobart this afternoon on...

News
South Africa wants to explore Antarctica using Ukrainian icebreaker

South Africa wants to explore Antarctica using Ukrainian...

South Africa is interested to study Antarctica together with Ukraine using capabilities...

News
Ukraine bought British James Clark Ross icebreaker

Ukraine bought British James Clark Ross icebreaker

On the eve of Independence Day, Ukraine acquired British icebreaker James Clark...

Digitalization
Iridium announces partnership with Canadian Coast Guard

Iridium announces partnership with Canadian Coast Guard

While on duty in the high Arctic, the Iridium® network supports Coast Guard ships'...

News
Seattle-based icebreaker will make Northwest Passage transit in new Arctic mission

Seattle-based icebreaker will make Northwest Passage transit...

A Seattle-based Coast Guard icebreaker damaged by a shipboard fire in 2020 is back...

News
Ukraine allocates funds for a new icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions

Ukraine allocates funds for a new icebreaker for Antarctic...

The Ukrainian government has allocated funds for the purchase of a research vessel...

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