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U.S. Coast Guard Awards Fairbanks Morse $13 Million Sole Source Contract for Opposed-Piston Engine Parts for Bay Class Icebreaking Tugboats

Fairbanks Morse Defense has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Surface Forces Logistic Center. The agreement, worth up to $13 million, makes FMD the required …
Jan 11, 2022 / Vessels

Fednav welcomes the mv Arvik I - its newest icebreaking bulk carrier

Fednav Limited announced on Thursday (Apr29) that it has taken delivery of its latest Polar Class 4 icebreaking bulk carrier—the MV Arvik I. This new state-of-the-art vessel will replace the 43-year old MV Arctic. The Canadian-flag, Arvik I will …
May 5, 2021 / Vessels

Aker Arctic, DSME and Novatek jointly developed a new design for Arc7 LNG Carrier

Aker Arctic, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Novatek have jointly developed a state-of-the-art icebreaking LNG carrier to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) year-round along the Northern Sea Route.  Caption: Photograph of …
Nov 2, 2020 / Curious

ABB Azipod® icebreaking propulsion to power a fleet of newbuild LNG carriers

ABB secures a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in excess of $300 million to supply a comprehensive power and propulsion package for six new specialized vessels that will transport LNG along the Northern Sea RouteEach of the …
Nov 2, 2020 / Curious

MOL Signs Charter Contract for Three Ice-Breaking LNG Carriers for Arctic LNG 2 Project in Russia

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), today announced that charter agreements were signed for three icebreaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with LLC ARCTIC LNG 2, the largest shareholder of which is PAO NOVATEK, through a wholly owned …
Nov 2, 2020 / Vessels

KNUD E. HANSEN introduces new design of icebreaking expedition cruise vessel

The latest design from KNUD E. HANSEN is an Icebreaking Expedition Cruise Vessel with a high degree of operational flexibility and a wide range of sophisticated design features. At 144 metres long, the vessel can accommodate 300 passengers in 150 …
Sep 24, 2020 / Cruise

Arctia announces end of its icebreaking season

The icebreaking season 2019–2020 ended on Sunday, 17 May, as icebreaker Otso returned to its home port of Katajanokka in Helsinki. In comparison to previous years, the icebreaking season was exceptional due to the mild winter. The icebreaking duties …
May 20, 2020 / Curious

Med Marine Held Keel-Laying Ceremony For Svitzer’s Ice Breaking Tugs

Med Marine held keel-laying ceremony at Ereğli Shipyard for two icebreaking tugboats with hull numbers ER84 & ER85 on April 16th, 2020. Two companies signed a newbuilding contract for two icebreaking tugboats last September.Kim Caspersen, New …
Apr 23, 2020 / Curious

Teekay Receives Fifth Arc7 Icebreaking LNG Carrier - Georgiy Ushakov

Teekay LNG Partners, together with its joint venture partner China LNG Shipping, has taken delivery of its newest Arc7 icebreaking LNG carrier.Georgiy Ushakov is the fifth of six LNG carrier newbuilds to be delivered into Teekay fleet. The delivery …
Nov 18, 2019 / Vessels

Update on Aker Arctic’s Ongoing Icebreaking Ship Projects

The Arctic condensate tanker Boris Sokolov has now been transporting gas condensate from Sabetta to various ports in Europe for more than half a year. Last spring, Aker Arctic’s expedition team carried out full-scale ice trials on the vessel based on …
Aug 12, 2019 / Vessels