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Finnish icebreaker builders continue to strengthen their position as the world’s leading firms and their ability to meet the growing demand for icebreaking

Russia has announced a RUB 500bn ($6bn) plan to revitalize domestic shipbuilding. The National Strategy for the Development of the Shipbuilding Industry

Russia and China are looking to further expand their cooperation in Arctic shipping and energy projects, President Putin confirmed during a meeting with

Finland’s premier icebreaker designer, Aker Arctic, has been awarded a contract to develop a new state-of-the-art mid-size icebreaker. The effort is part of

Russia’s LNG shadow fleet continues to make moves in preparation for the upcoming Arctic summer shipping season. A second sanctioned LNG carrier has arrived

Four ice-strengthened newbuild LNG carriers have been reflagged to the Russian Federation along with name changes. The vessels are part of Russia’s emerging

Deliveries of U.S. liquefied natural gas to the European Union were up nearly 20 percent year-over-year during the month of April, new data reveal. For the

Russia’s newest icebreaking patrol vessel, the 8,500-tonne Ivan Papanin, has completed the first series of ice trials in the Arctic Ocean. The 114 meter-long

In what could dramatically accelerate expansion of U.S. Arctic capabilities the Coast Guard is reportedly in negotiations with Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine

Russia’s Arctic oil exports to China are set to rise sharply this month buoyed by a jump in ship-to-ship transfers at sea to ensure tankers pulling into port

The U.S. Coast Guard has published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input about construction of a medium-size icebreaker in just three years. The RFI is

After more than nine months at sea sanctioned LNG carrier East Energy (formerly Asya Energy) has pulled into a Zhoushan-based shipyard, likely to undergo

Russia has apparently turned the lights back on at its sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant. Images taken by the European Sentinel 2 satellite reveal flaring at both

Just days after the EU banned the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas, Russia deployed four LNG carriers for an unusual double ship-to-ship transfer

Vice President JD Vance landed in Greenland a day after his boss reiterated his desire to take over the remote and resource-rich Arctic island as US

The Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker Alexey Kosygin, launched late last year, has yet to complete sea and mooring trials. For much of winter the vessel has been

South Korea’s next-generation icebreaker is back on track. The country joins several other nations, including the U.S., Canada, Russia, China, and Germany

Mississippi-based Bollinger Shipyards has received a $951.6 million Fixed-Price-Incentive-Firm Target (FPIF) contract modification from the U.S. Coast Guard to

More than three years into the Ukraine War the EU has finally slammed the door shut to the transfer of Russian LNG across its terminals. Ukrainian officials

Russia plans to significantly increase and modernize the firepower of its Arctic-based submarine fleet. Before the end of the decade three additional