Xue Long 2

USCG Arctic District responds to Chinese research vessel Xue Long 2

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that this past Friday it detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic,

Ideal Welders will fabricate blocks for icebreaker

Sperry Marine delivers Terma surveillance radar systems for new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers

Danish-based surveillance radar technology specialist Terma A/S has partnered with Sperry Marine to deliver its SCANTER 4603 and SCANTER 6002 series of naval surveillance radars to Seaspan Shipyards for the upcoming Canadian

Storis

Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis departs on its maiden voyage

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests

Aker Arctic icebreaker

Aker Arctic to design next-generation icebreaker for Finland

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) has chosen Helsinki-headquartered Aker Arctic to design the next-generation Baltic Sea assistance icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III)

Polarstern 2

Elomatic awarded Polarstern 2 icebreaker design contract

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has awarded Elomatic Maritime Technologies GmbH a design and engineering contract to support the construction of Germany’s new Polarstern 2 icebreaker. Set to become the world’s largest and

Coast Guard Cutter Storis

Coast Guard to rename former ECO icebreaker Storis

The Coast Guard has now completed acceptance of the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) icebreaking vessel Aiviq. On commissioning, it will be renamed Coast Guard Cutter Storis, becoming the second cutter to bear

Aiviq

Coast Guard issues $125M Aiviq acquisition contract

It’s official, the Coast Guard has now issued a contract for the acquisition of the Edison Chouest Offshore icebreaking vessel Aiviq. The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate says that on Nov. 20 it

CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier following completion of VLE

VIDEO: Vancouver Drydock completes CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier VLE project

Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock in North Vancouver, B.C., has successfully completed the Vessel Life Extension (VLE) of the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. After undocking at the end of April 2024,

M/V Aiviq off Alaska in 2012. [USCG photograph]

Coast Guard names Juneau as home port for new icebreaker

The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced that it will homeport a commercially procured icebreaker in Juneau, Alaska. The Coast Guard is acquiring the Aiviq, a U.S.-registered vessel originally designed for Arctic oil

Brandon Foy has joined BHGI

Brandon Foy joins BHGI naval architect team

Brandon Foy, P.E., has joined Bristol, R.I., based Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) as a naval architect. He holds a master’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of

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