Concept drawing of polar icebreaker

Davie adds Vard Marine and Serco to polar icebreaker team

Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding reports that Vard Marine Inc. and Serco Canada Marine have become partners in its polar icebreaker program, which is the flagship project at Davie’s National Icebreaker Center (NIC). Canada’s

Concept drawing of polar icebreaker

Seaspan Shipyards adds Ontario yards into its bid to build Canada’s polar icebreaker

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards (Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.) has entered a teaming arrangement with Heddle Shipyards (Heddle Marine Service Inc.) to compete for the contract to build the Canadian Coast Guard’s future polar

Polar icebreaker Healy arrives at Vigor to start $7.3 million overhaul

JANUARY 24, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreaker, Healy (WAGB-20), has arrived at Vigor’s Seattle, WA, shipyard for maintenance. The $7.3 million contract includes sea valve renewal and overhaul, bow

Philly Shipyard eyes options after delivery of second Matson ship

NOVEMBER 6, 2018 — In its latest quarterly report, Philly Shipyards ASA reports a third quarter loss of $30.8 million and gives more details of the efforts it is making to find

Massive spending bill includes $3.3 billion more for Navy shipbuilding

MARCH 23, 2018 — The 2,232 page omnibus spending measure just passed by both the House and Senate, formally the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018,” provides $23.8 billion for Navy shipbuilding, $3.3 billion

Navy and USCG release polar icebreaker RFP

MARCH 6, 2017 — The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard under an integrated program office (IPO), released a request for proposal (RFP) March 2 for the advance procurement

NRC Canada showcases progress made on U.S. polar icebreaker tests

JULY 26, 2017 — The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is playing an important role in helping define requirements for the U.S. Coast Guard’s next polar icebreaker. Today, the NRC hosted representatives

USCG awards five polar icebreaker design study contracts

FEBRUARY 22, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis. The contracts were awarded to Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, Lockport, LA;

Senators introduce icebreaker bill

MARCH 7, 2016 — U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Patty Murray (D-WA) have introduced the bipartisan Coast Guard Icebreaker Recapitalization Act. The legislation would authorize $150 million for