Icebreaker

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pascagoula, Mississippi-based Halter Marine has been awarded the contract for the construction of the second U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC).

The crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) approach the pier at Base Seattle Saturday, Nov. 20, after completing a 22,000-mile, 133-day deployment

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday approved $1 billion for U.S. Coast Guard shore side infrastructure nationwide and $350

Australia’s high-advanced new Antarctic icebreaker ‘Nuyina’ is underway on its 24,000km (13,000 nautical mile) maiden voyage home to Tasmania

MOSCOW, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Metals miner Nornickel said it will participate in the design and building of Russia’s first dual-fuel liquefied natural