Icebreaker

Two month time-lapse (and science lesson) of icebreaking aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Ross Sea,

Members of the Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector dressed as Santa Claus and Rudolf pose during a charity run for the ship’s affiliated charity, East

Canadian company Fednav Limited, one of the world’s largest operators of high ice-class vessels, has recently agreed to a long term transportation

Fednav, the world’s largest operator of ice-classed vessels and Canada’s leading deep-sea bulk transporter, announced Tuesday that it has placed an

Wärtsilä announced today that they have been awarded the contract to supply integrated power and automation systems for two new icebreakers being built

An Australian icebreaker on a scientific expedition to study sea ice in Antarctica is, well, stuck in the sea ice it is studying. The icebreaker, a bright

ABB announced today the winning of a $35 million order from the Baltic Shipyard Ltd to supply Azipod propulsion and associated distribution systems for a new

To meet the increased need of polar scientific research,  China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration

U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have announced an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to postpone the

The idea was actually born in the in the ice-strewn reaches of the Great Lakes during the late 19th century when the car ferry ‘St. Ignace’ was

Shell Exploration and Production says it has taken delivery of the M/V Aiviq (pronounced ‘eye-vik’), a 360-foot ice class anchor handler built by

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)–Russian independent natural gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) shipped nine cargos or more than 600,000 metric tons of stable gas

A Maltese-flagged cargo ship caught fire yesterday while stuck in heavy ice in the Azov Sea.  The vessel, the M/V Captain Ivan Vikulov, sent a distress signal

STX Canada Marine announced that they have been awarded a contract to design the future flagship polar icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard. The $9.5 million

As the world tracked the historic journey of Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Russian-flagged tanker Renda through approximately 300 miles of ice-covered

NOME, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy begins breaking the tanker vessel Renda from the ice near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2012. The

NOME, Alaska — The tanker vessel Renda and the Coast Guard Cutter Healy arrived just offshore of Nome Saturday at 5:13 p.m. and preparations are

– by LT Connie Braesch, USCG The Coast Guard has a long history of braving harsh Alaskan elements to rescue mariners in distress, protect the U.S.

*Editor’s Note: Changed title to include Northeast Passage, not Northwest Passage as was originally reported. OSLO (Dow Jones)–Russia has for the

(US COAST GUARD) Coast Guard inspectors completed a port state control exam on the double-hulled ice-classed Russian tanker Renda today in Dutch Harbor.