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

Antarctic expedition waits for helicopter rescue

DECEMBER 31, 2013 — Members of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013-2014 spent their New Year’s Eve tramping down the ice (while singing Auld Lang Syne) to make a makeshift helipad. Their chartered

Expedition ship still iced in

DECEMBER 30, 2013 — A former Soviet research ship remains stuck in ice some 1,500 miles south of Hobart, Tasmania, with 74 people aboard. The Russian-flag MV Akademik Shokalski, on charter to

Finland takes majority stake in Aker Arctic

DECEMBER 18, 2013 — A Finnish government owned investment company, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, yesterday purchased a 66.4% majority stake of the shares of Aker Arctic Technology Oy (Aker Arctic) from STX

LOAD MORE