The U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), has departed Sydney to begin its Antarctic mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The departure marks the vessel’s…
https://gcaptain.com/uscgc-polar-star-departs-sydney-on-antarctic-resupply-mission/
The USCGC Polar Star, America’s only heavy icebreaker, has departed Seattle for its annual Antarctic mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), marking its 28th year in this critical role. The…
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China continues to push ahead with the rapid expansion of its Arctic-capable fleet. For the first time it has dispatched three icebreaking vessels into the…
https://gcaptain.com/china-dispatches-three-icebreakers-to-arctic-us-suffers-healy-fire/
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Star and its crew have returned to the U.S. after a 138-day deployment to Antarctica. This year marked the Polar Star’s 27th journey…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-icebreaker-polar-star-returns-from-27th-antarctic-deployment/
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Star and its crew have returned to the U.S. after a 138-day deployment to Antarctica. This year marked the Polar Star’s 27th journey…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-icebreaker-polar-star-returns-from-27th-antarctic-deployment/
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Star has successfully completed its annual mission to Antarctica as part of a resupply mission to the “white continent.” The vessel and its…
https://gcaptain.com/uscgc-polar-star-completes-annual-mission-to-antarctica/
The U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Antarctica this week as part of its annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s…
https://gcaptain.com/photos-u-s-coast-guard-icebreaker-reaches-antarcticas-mcmurdo-station/
The U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) has begun its journey across the Southern Ocean to Antarctica for its annual resupply mission. The icebreaker departed Hobart,…
https://gcaptain.com/uscgc-polar-star-heads-to-antarctica-on-icebreaking-mission/
Navy berthing barge APL 70 under construction at Halter Marine on Aug. 5, 2022. USNI News Photo
The Mississippi shipyard that is building the Coast Guard’s next heavy icebreaker has officially changed ownership, the company announced on Monday.
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards finalized the acquisition of the Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) shipyard following the close of a $15 million deal with former Singapore-based ST Engineering, Bollinger said.
“The...
Halter Marine Aug. 5, 2022. USNI News Photo
This post was updated with a statement from ST Engineering.
The Mississippi shipyard that won the contract to build a new class of Coast Guard icebreakers is set to be acquired by a Louisanna shipbuilding group, according to a late Sunday announcement.
Bollinger Shipyards has agreed to buy Halter Marine and the adjacent ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore for $15 million from parent ST Engineering North America.
“Bollinger’s acquisition increases the...