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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
RSV Nuyina
Ports

Tasmania Secures Hobart as Long-Term Home for Australia’s Antarctic Icebreaker

The Australian Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has solidified Tasmania’s future as the strategic home port for the nation’s newest

October 16, 2024
Total Views: 2025

Monday, October 14, 2024
leader icebreaker
Shipping

Russia Allocates $1bn For Massive Nuclear Icebreaker, Paving Way For Year-Round Arctic Shipping

Russia’s draft federal budget includes substantial funding of nearly $1bn over three years to complete construction of the country’s flagship nuclear

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 5358

Saturday, August 24, 2024
Chinese coast guard icebreaker visitis Hong Kong
Shipbuilding

China Fast-Tracks Construction of New Icebreaker

China is accelerating the construction of a next-generation heavy-duty research icebreaker, signaling its growing ambitions in polar research and marking a

August 24, 2024
Total Views: 1616

Thursday, August 22, 2024
Congressional Report Details New Delays and Cost Overruns for Coast Guard Icebreaker
Defense

Congressional Report Details New Delays and Cost Overruns for Coast Guard Icebreaker

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The bad news for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program keeps on coming. A new Congressional Budget Office

August 22, 2024
Total Views: 1815

Friday, August 9, 2024
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20), a polar-class ice breaker, transits Southeast Alaskan waters Nov. 24, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Presence Goes Up in Smoke As Icebreaker Healy Suffers Fire

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – U.S. Coast Guard presence in the Arctic has taken another hit. Icebreaker USCGC Healy suffered an engineering compartment

August 9, 2024
Total Views: 36518

Friday, July 12, 2024
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
Shipping

U.S. to Partner with Canada and Finland to Fix Icebreaker Program and Shipbuilding

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. intends to create an Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) with Canada and Finland to overcome challenges of

July 12, 2024
Total Views: 2526

Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Rendering of Russia’s new “combat icebreaker.” (Source: Ministry of Defense)
Shipping

Russia’s New ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Heads For Sea Trials

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia continues to push forward with the rapid renewal and expansion of its icebreaker fleet. In addition to commissioning

July 2, 2024
Total Views: 6049

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
A view of the A23a iceberg from the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Photo courtesy Theresa Gossman, Matthew Gascoyne, Christopher Grey
Shipping

RRS Sir David Attenborough Encounters World’s Largest Iceberg

The RRS Sir David Attenborough, the UK’s polar research vessel, recently had a close encounter with the A23a mega iceberg, the largest iceberg in the

December 6, 2023
Total Views: 4538

Friday, September 15, 2023
CCGS Vincent Massey leaving Levis, Quebec | Photo credit: Chantier Davie
Defense

Canadian Coast Guard Dedicates Third and Final Secondhand Medium Icebreaker

The Canadian Coast Guard has officially welcomed the medium icebreaker CCGS Vincent Massey to its fleet at a dedication to service ceremony in Quebec City.

September 15, 2023
Total Views: 10982

Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Baltic Russian Icebreaker
Shipping

Russia Lacks Ice-Class Vessels to Develop Arctic’s Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Russia must boost production facilities for the construction of ice-breaking vessels in order to meet its

September 6, 2023
Total Views: 2132

Saturday, April 29, 2023
Polar Star at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska
Defense

Is America Losing The Arctic Race?

By Josh Caldon (CIMSEC) Almost weekly there is another story insinuating that the US is losing the “race for the Arctic.” Those who support the claim that

April 29, 2023
Total Views: 3993

Saturday, April 1, 2023
CNO Gilday Congress
Navy

Top Navy Admiral Says No To Icebreakers

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) As tensions rise in the Arctic with Russia and China expanding their presence, Congresswoman Betty McCollum – ranking

April 1, 2023
Total Views: 164721

Monday, March 27, 2023
CCGS Vincent Massey leaving Levis, Quebec | Photo credit: Chantier Davie
Shipbuilding

Canada’s Davie Eyes Arctic Shipbuilding Expansion with Helsinki Shipyard

Québec-based Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) has announced exercising its exclusive option to purchase the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy

March 27, 2023
Total Views: 3870

Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Putin Touts Russia’s ‘Arctic power’ with Launch of Nuclear Icebreakers
Shipbuilding

Putin Touts Russia’s ‘Arctic power’ with Launch of Nuclear Icebreakers

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 22 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday touted Russia’s Arctic power at a flag-raising ceremony and

November 22, 2022
Total Views: 2550

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
CCGS Vincent Massey leaving Levis, Quebec | Photo credit: Chantier Davie
Defense

Canadian Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Third Converted Medium Icebreaker

The Canadian Coast Guard has taken delivery of its third medium icebreaker which it acquired secondhand from the commercial market in 2018. The icebreaker,

October 18, 2022
Total Views: 7527

Thursday, October 6, 2022
U.S. Icebreaker Marks Third Visit to the North Pole
Shipping

U.S. Icebreaker Marks Third Visit to the North Pole

The United States’ only medium icebreaker has marked its third visit to the top of the world. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) reached the

October 6, 2022
Total Views: 2790

Sunday, April 10, 2022
The Icebreaker That Found The Endurance Is Vital For Climate Science
Environment

The Icebreaker That Found The Endurance Is Vital For Climate Science

by Sarah Fawcett– (The Conversation)-It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic

April 10, 2022
Total Views: 6373

Sunday, March 27, 2022
uscgc glacier
Environment

Science Fiction Guide To Keeping Doomsday Glacier Hanging On May Be Within Our Technological Capabilities

By Kim Stanley Robinson(Bloomberg) –Do you like going to the beach? Too bad. They’re all doomed. I say this because beaches are by their nature

March 27, 2022
Total Views: 7075

Monday, March 7, 2022
46 Year Old Icebreaker Breaks World Record
USCG

46 Year Old Icebreaker Breaks World Record

The US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star reached a position of 78 degrees, 44 minutes, 1.32 seconds south latitude in February holding a distance of

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 13695

Monday, February 14, 2022
Coast Guard Ice Pilot Lauren Kowalski
USCG

Icebreakers: Meet The First In A New Generation Of US Coast Guard Ice Pilots

As tensions with Russia heat up, the United States will need to recapitalize its broken fleet of heavy icebreakers but central to that mission is recruiting

February 14, 2022
Total Views: 11318
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