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

Sovcomflot orders three more vessels from Arctech Helsinki

AUGUST 11, 2014 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has won a contract worth some $380 million to building of three icebreaking stand-by vessels for Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot. They will be

Tidewater orders Wärtsilä designed MPSV in Turkey

AUGUST 7, 2014 — Wärtsilä has won a design contract for a multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) ordered at Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard by Tidewater, Inc.for operation by its Troms Offshore subsidiary. There

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