Built by the Götaverken Arendal AB shipyard in 1989, the Swedish Maritime Administration icebreaker Oden is one of the world’s most powerful non-nuclear vessels of its type. The Oden is active throughout the Baltic Sea during winter. For the rest of the year, it serves as a research platform for Swedish polar expeditions in the Arctic. To ensure that the Oden continues to operate at the highest level, the Swedish Maritime Administration decided to replace the steel pipes of the icebreaker’s jet...