Davie to repair icebreaker CCGS Louis St. Laurent
JANUARY 17, 2017—Davie Shipyard announced the signing of a new C$14 million contract for the upgrade and refit of Canada’s heaviest icebreaker – CCGS Louis St Laurent. This new program will mark
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USCG issues RFQ for polar icebreaker studies
JANUARY 4, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard issued a request for quotations (RFQ) on Dec. 22, 2016 for industry studies to identify solutions for the heavy polar icebreaker that minimize cost,
For first time, Russia will dismantle a nuclear icebreaker
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Bellona Foundation reports that Russia is set to begin dismantling the Atomflot nuclear icebreaker Sibir at the Nerpa Shipyard north of Murmansk in 2017 — the first
Marine Log announces Best Ships of 2016
NOVEMBER 9, 2016—Marine Log has announced the winners of its annual Best Ships Awards. The award winners are annually profiled in Marine Log’s December issue, and are selected based on their innovative
World’s first LNG-fueled icebreaker delivered
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016—While the U.S. is still years away from building a new heavy icebreaker for its fleet, the Finnish Transport Agency took delivery today of the I/B Polaris, first icebreaker capable
Verreault Navigation wins icebreaker refit contract
AUGUST 10, 2016 — Verreault Navigation Inc. has been awarded a C$8.7 million contract to carry out refit and maintenance work on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCSG) Pierre Radisson. The work
Davie and union agree on five-year labor deal
JULY 25, 2016 — Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada, Inc., Levis, Quebec, and its labor union agreed a new 5-year collective agreement on July 22. The news comes after the failure, earlier
MacGregor equipment picked for Chinese polar ship
JUNE 29, 2016 — Cargotec’s MacGregor subsidiary has won an order to supply MacGregor offshore cranes and a Triplex handling system for a 14,300 gt polar research vessel being built for the
Chinese polar icebreaker to have Azipod propulsion
MAY 12, 2016 — A Chinese polar science research icebreaker will have an ABB Azipod propulsion system. The Polar Research Institute of China ship —the first vessel of its type to be
LNG fueled icebreaker starts sea trials
MAY 12, 2016 —The world’s first LNG dual fueled icebreaker recently left the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, which is owned by Russia’s United Shipuilding Corporation) for its first sea trials. Under construction for