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Aker Arctic Designs Next Generation Swedish And Finish Icebreakers

Aker Arctic Technology Inc, the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) have signed a contract for the development of new icebreakers for demanding the Baltic Sea escort operations. Aker Arctic …

Nov 3, 2020 / Vessels

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

Aker Arctic to supply propellers and shaft lines to new Finnish Navy multi-role corvettes

On 26th September 2019, the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and Aker Arctic Technology Inc signed a contract for the design, delivery and integration of complete propulsion lines to four Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes for the Finnish …

Oct 11, 2019 / Naval