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Seaspan Shipyards Unveils Digital Model of Canada’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker
Today at CANSEC, Canada’s leading defence & security tradeshow, Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards presented its progress towards completing the functional design on the first heavy Polar Icebreaker in Canada in over 60 years. Functional Design of the …
May 30, 2024 / Vessels
Fuel efficiency of Wärtsilä 31 engine a key consideration for newbuild Canadian Polar Icebreaker
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a new Canadian Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker. The ship is being designed and built at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and will be the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet. Because …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
Aker Arctic Provides Icee Expertise For Canadian Polar Icebreaker
The Canadian Polar Icebreaker project, originally initiated in 2012, resumed two years ago. Aker Arctic has continued to provide its expertise in Arctic ship design to ensure the vessel meets the latest technical developments in icebreaking. The …
Sep 27, 2023 / Curious
Knud E. Hansen and Barrier Marine Services To Provide Turnkey HVAC System On Canada’s Multi-Purpose Vessels
Following the successful bid to design the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for Canada’s Polar Icebreaker, KNUD E. HANSEN has partnered with Barrier Marine Services Ltd. again to design the HVAC system for the Canadian Coast …
Jun 26, 2023 / Curious
Seaspan Shipyards to build Polar Icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard
New ship construction program will sustain more than 2,800 jobs across CanadaAs part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has announced that Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) will design and build a Polar Icebreaker, the …
May 7, 2021 / Vessels
Davie Polar Icebreaker Program Confirms GE as Strategic Partner
Canada’s Polar is the flagship of the National Icebreaker CentreGE offers first-rate electrical propulsion and power systemsDavie ready begin work on Polar today and deliver ship earlyDavie, Canada’s premier builder of Polar and ice-capable ships, …
Feb 3, 2021 / Curious
Seaspan Shipyards and Heddle Shipyards join forces in bid to deliver the Polar Icebreaker to the Canadian Coast Guard
Exclusive teaming agreement will bring shipyards in Canada’s largest province into the National Shipbuilding StrategySeaspan Shipyards (Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.) and Heddle Shipyards (Heddle Marine Service Inc.), the largest operator of shipyards …
Jun 10, 2020 / Curious
MacGregor deck handling solution supports China’s Xue Long 2 icebreaker operation
The two polar icebreakers, Xue Long (Snow Dragon) and Xue Long 2, are working together for the first time during China’s 36th Antarctic expedition, with Xue Long 2 also being the first domestically built icebreaker.Xue Long 2 was jointly designed by …
Dec 16, 2019 / Vessels
Vigor Awarded Contract for Maintenance of Coast Guard Cutter Healy
The U.S. Coast Guard’s most technologically advanced polar icebreaker, Healy, arrived at Vigor’s shipyard in Seattle in early January for maintenance, the company announced in a release.The $7.3 million contract includes sea valve renewal and …
Jan 25, 2019 / Vessels