Chile’s newest icebreaker completes its first week at sea
On Friday, April 19th, Chile's new Polar icebreaker AGB-46 “Almirante Viel” completed its first week of testing at sea.
22 Apr 2024
On Friday, April 19th, Chile's new Polar icebreaker AGB-46 “Almirante Viel” completed its first week of testing at sea.
26 Mar 2024
Davie announced it has been awarded its first National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) contract by the Government of Canada for the design of the six-ship fleet of Canada’s future Program Icebreakers.
25 Aug 2023
Wärtsilä will supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new Antarctic Support Vessel of the Brazilian Navy.
10 Feb 2022
The United States Navy does not have any icebreaker ships in its inventory, while the United States Coast Guard has two aging icebreakers. The US Arctic Security Affairs advisors recommend acquiring new icebreaker ships for the Arctic, where the ice is melting year by year and forming new waterways.
30 Dec 2021
VT Halter Marine won a NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command) contract for the detailed design and construction of the second Polar Security Cutter for the United States Coast Guard.
19 Nov 2021
The first serial Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker Sibir has started its running trials, the press office of the Baltic Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) said.
18 Oct 2021
The Ivan Papanin-class (Project 23550) multirole icebreaking patrol ships can be armed with Kalibr-K (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles...
04 Aug 2021
Halter Marine unveiled its new multi-mission ready polar security cutter meant for the U.S. Coast Guard, at Sea Air Space 2021, the naval defense exposition held near Washington DC.
06 Jul 2021
The Project 10510 Leader-class lead nuclear-powered icebreaker has been laid down in the Far East, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
07 May 2021
The Canadian Coast Guard announced on 6 May 2021 that two Polar icebreakers will join its fleet to enhance Canada’s Arctic presence and provide critical services to Canadians.