USCG icebreaker Healey reaches North Pole
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 — Within days of President Barack Obama announcing plans to accelerate and expand the U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaker acquisition program, the U.S. made its point about being an
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Knut E. Hansen unveils design for expedition cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 — One of the reasons why President Barack Obama wants to accelerate acquisition of increased Coast Guard icebreaker capacity (see earlier story) is that climate change and receding ice
Obama calls for building of new USCG icebreakers
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 — President Barack Obama, who is on a visit to Alaska, is calling for new Coast Guard icebreakers as part of new investments to enhance safety and security in
BSEE puts tight controls on Shell’s Chukchi drilling
JULY 23, 2015 — Congressional opposition to Arctic drilling remains strong. Nonetheless the Obama administration continues to allow Shell’s Chukchi Sea drilling program to proceed — under a number of limitations. Among
Foss christens first of three Arctic Class tugs
APRIL 13, 2015 — The first of three Arctic Class tugs being built at the Foss Rainier, OR, Shipyard was christened Thursday, April 9, at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, WA.
Project aims to create Extreme Value Thruster for arctic
MARCH 18, 2015—Wärtsilä and VTT, the Technical Research Center of Finland, will be the main contributors to a new EUR 7.5 million technology research program aimed at developing propulsion products specifically for
Rolls-Royce to equip Chouest Arctic AHTS newbuild
MARCH 4, 2015 — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a ship equipment contract worth about $30 million by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO). The contract covers the supply of azimuth main propulsion, propulsion control
Nordic Yards names Arctic rescue and salvage vessels
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — Two identical Arctic icebreaking rescue and salvage vessels were named yesterday in a ceremony at Nordic Yards’ Wismar, Germany, shipyard. Nordic Yards — which is owned by the
Court rules against Shell in Arctic drilling case
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — The Natural Resources Development Council (NRDC) reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. and Shell Offshore
Arctic Salvage Research Foundation seeks industry input
AUGUST 12, 2014 — Chartered in the state of Alaska and based in Anchorage with an office in Houston, the Arctic Salvage Research Foundation has been formed with the mission of assuring