By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. intends to create an Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) with Canada and Finland to overcome challenges of producing the next generation polar icebreaker and…
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US, Canada and Finland sign ICE Pact
On the sidelines of this week’s NATO summit in Washington DC the US, Canada and Finland have agreed to work together to build more polar icebreakers. The so-called ICE Pact – which stands for Icebreaker Collaboration Effort – is a potential sizeable bonus for many shipyards in North America and...
U.S., Canada and Finland in new polar icebreaker ICE Pact
In a joint statement released today, the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Finland announced their intent to create the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE, Pact, which is a trilateral arrangement to collaborate on the production of polar icebreakers and other capabilities. This collaboration is intended to strengthen the shipbuilding industry and industrial capacity of each nation – and build closer security and economic ties among our countries through information exchange and...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/u-s-canada-and-finland-in-new-polar-icebreaker-ice-pact/
GTT invests in dry bulk digitalisation specialist
The investment arm of the GTT Group, GTT Strategic Ventures, along with Counterview Capital, Lifeline Ventures, and Tesi has invested in Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime software company specialising in the digitalisation of scheduling and chartering processes for bulk shipping. The Helsinki-based...
https://splash247.com/gtt-invests-in-dry-bulk-digitalisation-specialist/
Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | June 25 – Swedish hybrid newbuilds, Japanese Ro-Ros and multi-purpose vessels for Germany
A Swedish cargo shipping operator welcomes two hybrid newbuilds to its fleet as a Japanese yard launches an LNG-fuelled car carrier. Orders have meanwhile been placed for multi-purpose cargo vessels to be built in India and the first methanol-fuelled Ro-Ros for operation in Japan. Indian yard secures export orders for commercial vessels Indian state-owned shipbuilder […]
Danish foreign minister in talks with neighbours on restricting Russian shadow fleet movement in Baltic Sea
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has confirmed that he has begun discussions with his some of his counterparts in neighbouring countries regarding the possibility of restricting the movement of Russia’s “shadow tanker fleet” in the Baltic Sea. This activity has also reportedly drawn criticism from the Russian Embassy in Copenhagen. Mr Rasmussen told Reuters […]
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AtoB@C Shipping welcomes third hybrid cargo vessel in series
ESL Shipping subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping took delivery of a new cargo vessel on Thursday, June 13. Ecomar is the third unit in a 12-strong series of 5,350DWT plug-in hybrid vessels. ESL Shipping said the series was developed to be capable of generating up to 50 per cent fewer CO2 emissions compared...
Finnish design firm unveils ice-capable SOV concept
Finnish naval architecture firm Aker Arctic has finalised design work on a new service operation vessel (SOV) for use in seasonally freezing seas. The concept design can be tailored to a specific operational area and can facilitate offshore wind farms’ investment calculations. The ice-going SOV is...
Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | June 18 – A Chinese large crane ship, a Dutch TSHD conversion project and more
Deliveries include cutter suction dredgers for an Indian owner and an amphibious dredger for a Ukrainian government agency. A Dutch yard completes conversion work on an inland vessel to make it suitable for dredging projects as construction is underway on a Chinese heavy-duty crane ship. Finally, an Indian yard has been selected for the supply […]
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New amphibious dredger to be delivered to Ukrainian land reclamation agency
The Ukrainian State Agency of Land Reclamation and Fisheries will soon take delivery of a new amphibious dredger built by Aquamec of Finland. The vessel, which was purchased with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is designed to undertake a range of duties in swamps...