The Canadian government, through Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has awarded local firm Ocean Industries a CA$44 million (US$32.6 million) contract to extend the service life of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Griffon. Scheduled to take place from June 2025 to October 2026, the vessel life...
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UK manufacturer to support design work on Canadian Coast Guard’s future air-cushion vehicles
The Canadian Coast Guard has selected UK-based manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork to provide engineering design consultancy services to update the service’s current air cushion vehicle (ACV) design and to conduct feasibility studies into alternative power plant options. The Canadian Coast Guard operates a fleet of four ACVs, which primarily support the service’s search and rescue (SAR), […]
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VESSEL REFIT | Judy LaMarsh – Former Caspian Sea tug joins Canadian Coast Guard icebreaking fleet
The Canadian Coast Guard has expanded its fleet of icebreakers with the recent acquisition of a vessel originally built for towage duties in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhsta ..
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Photos: U.S. Coast Guard Kicks Off Great Lakes Icebreaking Operation
The U.S. Coast Guard has kicked off Operation Coal Shovel this week on the Great Lakes. Operation Coal Shovel is the domestic ice-breaking operation with an area of responsibility spanning…
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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | December 23 – Harsh-environment science platform for France, Chilean and Italian naval research ships and more
Construction is underway on a new drifting research platform for a French science institute, an icebreaking supply vessel for the Chilean Navy, and a large oceanographic ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Eddie Somers – Icebreaking buoy tender for Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Rhode Island-based shipbuilder Blount Boats recently handed over a new icebreaking buoy tender to the Hydrographic Operations fleet of the Maryland Department of Natural ..
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 21 – UK police boats, Romanian fire and rescue vessels and more
The Canadian Coast Guard expands its icebreaker fleet while the UK and Gibraltar governments will soon take delivery of the first of a new series of 18 police patrol boat ..
Sweden to acquire replacements for 1970s-built icebreakers
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has confirmed its plans to purchase two newbuild icebreakers. Funding for the purchase of two vessels is set at SEK3.44 billion ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Sir David Attenborough – British Antarctic Survey’s large capacity research and supply ship
The UK National Environment Research Council (NERC) has placed a new Antarctic research and supply vessel into service. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the ve ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Nuyina – Heavy-duty icebreaking research vessel for Australian service
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), the Australian government’s lead agency in scientific activities related to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, has been operati ..
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