Spotted: Fincantieri Splashes Norwegian Icebreaker

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Kronprins Haakon, an oceanographic icebreaker being built for the Norwegian government, at its shipyard in Muggiano.

Finland Takes Delivery of LNG-Powered Icebreaker Polaris

The liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered icebreaker Polaris was delivered to the Finnish Transport Agency on September 28, according to the Finland-based shipbuilder Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

Skangas Delivers First LNG for Polaris Icebreaker

Scandinavian liquefied natural gas (LNG) provider Skangas has made the first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the world’s first LNG-powered icebreaker Polaris.

Arctech begins construction of Sovcomflot icebreaker series

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has carried out the keel-laying ceremony for the first of a series of four multipurpose icebreakers being built for Sovcomflot, classed by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). ...

Wärtsilä to propel French Polar logistics icebreaker

Wärtsilä is equipping a new icebreaking Polar logistics vessel being built at Chantiers Piriou shipyard in France with main engines, exhaust treatment systems and thrusters. ...

Senators seek funding for Great Lakes icebreaker

Eight American senators from the Great Lakes area are pushing for federal funding for a new icebreaking vessel. ...

World’s first LNG fuelled icebreaker to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines

A new icebreaker being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Finnish Transport Agency will be...