Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards has selected Finnish propulsion system specialist Steerprop to provide a comprehensive Polar Class 4 (PC 4) propulsion package for the first flight of Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) it is building for the Canadian Coast Guard under a recently awarded contract.
Steerprop’s solution includes two tunnel thrusters for auxiliary propulsion and two Contra-Rotating Propulsors (CRP) for main propulsion, for each ship.meticulously engineered to meet the stringent operational...
The Finnish Government is blocking Helsinki Shipyard from delivering an icebreaker to Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel. The shipyard, which is known for its icebreaker construction, said Wednesday it had…
The government of Norway and the European Union have reached a political understanding in relation to fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2, the Eur ..
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Finnish shipbuilding firm Helsinki Shipyard is building a new LNG-fueled icebreaker for Russian mining company Nornickel. The post Helsinki Shipyard to build LNG-fueled icebreaker for Nornickel…
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French operator Ponant Cruises recently took delivery of a new polar-capable exploration vessel. Classed by Bureau Veritas and built by Fincantieri subsidiary Vard at its ..
Finland’s Aker Arctic has successfully completed full-scale ice trials for the self-propelled, detachable icebreaking bow Saimaa and pusher tug Calypso. The test ..
Finnish-based Aker Arctic has been selected to develop next-generation icebreakers for the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA). The new icebreakers will provide escort operations capable of assisting larger merchant ships in the Baltic Sea....
Jiangnan Shipyard delivered Xue Long 2 (“Snow Dragon 2”), the first polar icebreaker to be built domestically in China, to the Polar Research Institute of China ..