The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has selected Aker Arctic to design a next-generation Baltic icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III) project, co-financed by the EU. In addition to initial design, technical evaluation and concept comparisons, the contract includes model tests and the development of a final concept […]
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 […]
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 […]