Linde to supply icebreaker LNG fuel tanks
JUNE 17, 2014 — Sweden’s Linde Group has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard of Finland to build an LNG fuel gas system for the new icebreaker it is building
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Wärtsilä engines to power LNG fueled icebreaker
JUNE 10, 2014 — Wärtsilä reports that the new icebreaker being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered one 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF, two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF,
New Finnish icebreaker to have ABB power and Azipods
MAY 16, 2015 — ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for the icebreaker ordered earlier
Davie to refit Canadian icebreaker
APRIL 24, 2014 — In an announcement made at Chantier Davie Canada, Lévis, Québec, earlier this month, Bernard Trottier, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services said that
Arctic maritime potential fails to excite U.S. industry
APRIL 22, 2014 — Decreasing seasonal sea ice has opened up Arctic waters for longer periods with resulting potential economic opportunities in commercial shipping, cruises, commercial fishing, oil, and mining. But while
Asymmetric hulled icebreaker nears completion
APRIL 11, 2014 — A new type of icebreaker that uses its asymmetric hull to break ice side ways was demonstrated this week at Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The icebreaking multipurpose emergency
Finland orders LNG fueled icebreaker
FEBRUARY 17, 2014 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has now received an order, which has been in the works for quite a while, for the Finnish Transport Agency’s new basic icebreaker. The
Polar Star released from rescue mission
JANUARY 8, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star was released by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority from search and rescue duties yesterday, following confirmation the Russian-flagged expedition ship Akademik
Polar Star joins Arctic rescue saga
JANUARY 4, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is the latest icebreaker to get drawn into the saga that began Christmas Eve when the members of the Australasian Antarctic
Chinese helicopter rescues ice ship passengers
JANUARY 2, 2014 — Although the 22 crew of the ice bound Russian expedition ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy remain on board, 52 scientists and passengers from the vessel are now aboard the