DECEMBER 18, 2017 —Starting in 2021, French luxury cruise line Ponant aims to take passengers where few have gone before—beyond the North Pole on Arctic Ocean crossings to Greenland’s northern coast and
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with the Port of Luleå, Sweden, covering construction of a new hybrid-powered 36 m RAL TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug
OCTOBER, 21, 2017—Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, LA, has been awarded an $18.14 million contract to build an ice class, Z-drive tug for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). The multi-purpose tug
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — In a report released yesterday, the GAO looks at the status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaking fleet, at its heavy polar acquisition program and its plans
JUNE 1, 2017 — Finland’s Valmet Oy will supply automation for an arctic icebreaking NB 515 tanker for demanding conditions being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. in Finland. “This tanker is
JANUARY 31, 2017 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard yesterday held a naming ceremony for a new ice-breaking platform supply vessel (IBSV) commissioned by Russia’s SCF Group (Sovcomflot). Named for Gennadiy Nevelskoy (1813-1876),
NOVEMBER 23, 2016 — Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, reports the sale of the 205.0′ x 90.0′ x 15.0′ depth former ice-strengthened, icebreaker/cargo barge Arctic Endeavor from Crowley Marine Services of Seattle,
NOVEMBER 21, 2016 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has been selected to supply the main engines to a new, icebreaking, supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). The two 16V32/44CR main
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 — The Government of Canada today published an RFI seeking “information regarding the potential pricing and availability of interim measures to provide icebreaking and towing services.” It looks a
APRIL 22, 2016 — ABB is to modernize a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, installing the latest hardware and software onboard the 38 year old Pierre Radisson under a C$3 million contract awarded