https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtCwsS25wEM The world's first LNG-powered icebreaker, Polaris, was delivered by Arctech Helsinki to the Finnish Government in September. The ship is designed to serve for at least 50 years in icebreaking, oil recovery and sea rescue operations in the Baltic Sea, using both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low sulphur diesel oil as … [Read more...]
Arctech Helsinki Delivers World’s First LNG-Powered Icebreaker to Finnish Government
Finnish shipbuilder Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has delivered the most world's first LNG-powered icebreaker to the Finnish government. The shipyard delivered the icebreaker Polaris Wednesday to the Finnish Transport Agency, which then handed the vessel over to Arctia Icebreaking, the Finnish state-owned company that will operate the vessel. The prototype vessel is designed … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s First LNG-Powered Icebreaker ‘Polaris’
The world's first LNG-powered icebreaker left the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Finland on its first set of sea trials last month to test the functionality of the vessel prior to delivery later this year. The vessel, named Polaris, is being built for the Finnish government and will be used for icebreaking and assisting of vessels in ice conditions, as well as oil spill … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – Russia’s Newest Icebreaker, MV Murmansk
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard marked Christmas Day with the delivery of the Baltic Sea icebreaker Murmansk at Vyborg Shipyard in Russia. Murmansk is the second in a series of three diesel-electric icebreakers ordered by Rosmorport and the Russian Ministry of Transport in 2012. The basic design of the vessel and purchasing of major … [Read more...]
Sanctioned Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Hopes for Icebreaker Zeal in Arctic
By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - On a sunny day on the Helsinki seafront, sparks fly from steel welding at the bustling Arctech shipyard, which seems insulated from Finland's economic recession as it strives to meet an order book that stretches into 2017. The world's biggest manufacturer of icebreakers, or ships that can navigate ice-covered … [Read more...]
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Launches Russian Icebreaker
Finnish shipyard Arctech Helsinki on Wednesday celebrated the launch of a new icebreaker being built for the Russian government. The vessel, named 'Murmansk', is part of a three-vessel series ordered by the Russian Ministry of Transport from the Vyborg Shipyard. For the Murmansk, basic design and purchasing of major components was be provided by Vyborg Shipyard as well as … [Read more...]
Arctech Helsinki Acquired by Russia
As of 30 December 2014, Finland's Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is now 100 percent owned by Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) after the company acquired the other half of Arctech's shares from STX Finland Oy. The shipyard specializes in building icebreaking vessels and currently has six vessels on order, the first of which is scheduled for delivery in Q3 2015 to … [Read more...]