Icebreakers

Icebreaker duo boost for Canadian Coast Guard

Icebreaker duo boost for Canadian Coast Guard

4th April 2025 | The Naval Architect - News

In March 2025, the Canadian government awarded contracts to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards and Chantier Davie Canada to build two polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. The contracts, awarded as part of the country’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, should see the vessels delivered by the early 2030s.   The programme to replace Canada’s existing icebreaking vessels was […]

No clear date for delivery of US Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter

No clear date for delivery of US Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter

30th June 2023 | Warship Technology - News, Naval & Patrol

Uncertainty surrounds the start of construction and a delivery date for the US Coast Guard’s flagship Polar Security Cutter A delivery date for the first of the US Navy’s trio of Polar Security Cutters (PSC) remains unclear following testimony given to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation in April […]