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...
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Coast Guard Begins Construction of First Heavy Polar Icebreaker in Five Decades
The U.S. Coast Guard has received approval to commence construction of its first heavy polar icebreaker in more than 50 years. The milestone announcement comes as the service also reveals…
Finland Greenlights New Baltic Icebreaker
Finland’s government has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its critical maritime infrastructure by supporting funding for a new Baltic Sea Class B icebreaker, marking a significant development in regional…
https://gcaptain.com/finland-greenlights-new-baltic-icebreaker/
U.S., Canada, and Finland Look to Boost Arctic Icebreaker Production with Landmark Agreement
The United States, Canada, and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaboratively develop and produce world-class Arctic and polar icebreakers. The groundbreaking agreement builds off the launch…
VIDEO: Vice Commandant Lunday says three USCG cutters laid up by personnel shortages
Issues that the Coast Guard faces with workforce recruitment and in maintaining mission readiness were among those in focus in a wide-ranging August 7 discussion with USCG Vice Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, held at the Brookings Institution’s Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology.
Stressing that the Coast Guard plays a vital role in ensuring U.S. security, Admiral Lunday said that evolving cyber threats pose risks to maritime security and global commerce, while delays...
Davie completes purchase of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard
Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding today reported that it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy (HSO). This completes a deal that Davie first revealed was in the works back in March this year when it exercised an exclusive option to purchase the shipyard’s assets. This was followed in April by the signing of a business purchase agreement and, on July 4, Davie secured a new 50-year land lease from the City of Helsinki.
Helsinki Shipyard had previously been owned...
Breaking the ice: Coast Guard’s vital role in maritime shipping
When it comes to smoothing out shipping lanes, the Coast Guard sure knows how to break the ice. It has ships specially designed to keep commerce — especially oil — flowing on America’s frozen waters during the winter.
“We’re helping keep facilities open and channels open for the movement of vessels,” Lt. Dan Jones, commanding officer of the icebreaker Thunder Bay, told FreightWaves. “The goal is meeting at least 95% of petroleum product deliveries on time during the ice season.”
Jones is in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-the-ice-coast-guards-vital-role-in-maritime-shipping
Top Stories 2021: Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz speaks to the attendees at the commissioning of the USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC-1145) in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, 2021. Coast Guard Photo
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021.
The past year saw a shift in the Coast Guard, as the maritime service focused on retention, its global presence and new partnerships with the Marines and the Navy.
In his third “State of the Coast Guard,” Adm. Karl Schultz spoke about the...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/29/top-stories-2021-coast-guard
Zvezda cuts steel for new Arctic LNG 2 carrier
Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex held a steel-cutting ceremony for the third ARC 7 icebreaking LNG carrier for the Arctic LNG 2 project. The post Zvezda cuts steel for new Arctic LNG 2…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/zvezda-cuts-steel-for-new-arctic-lng-2-carrier/