Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Government
APRIL 16, 2013 — The Finnish Transport Agency has signed a contract with Aker Arctic Technology Oy for the design of a new icebreaker. Aker Arctic, in cooperation with ILS Oy, will
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Vancouver Shipyards Co. gets preliminary NSPS contracts
FEBRUARY 25, 2013 — Seaspan Shipyards’ Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. has been awarded a series of preliminary contracts valued at a total of Canadian $15.7 million. They cover the joint support ships,
Hyde Guardian BWTS ordered for Russian icebreaker
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — A 25 MW diesel electric icebreaker on order at Russia’s Baltic Shipyard for state shipping company Rosmorport FSUE is to have a Hyde Guardian HG600 Ballast Water Treatment
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard gets another icebreaker order
DECEMBER 19, 2012 — While the U.S. Congress continues to try to figure out how to find funding for a much needed expansion of Coast Guard icebreaker capability, the Russian Ministry of
ABB to supply systems for Russian icebreaker
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — ABB reports it has won an order worth $35 million from the Baltic Shipyard Ltd. to supply propulsion and electrical systems for a new icebreaker vessel under construction
Warning on Coast Guard icebreaking capabilities
“It is unlikely that the Coast Guard will be able to expand the U.S. icebreaker fleet to meet its statutory requirements, and it may be a significant challenge for it to just
Arctia to convert multi-function icebreakers to meet US EPA Arctic regs
Finland’s Arctia Offshore is making a significant reduction in the flue gas emissions of the multi-function icebreakers Fennica and Nordica. The main engines – eight in all – of the two vessels