Tag: Arctic

Seaspan has been awarded the construction contract to build one of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreakers.

On 26 January, the Russian-flagged nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 LET POBEDY collided with a freighter in the Kara Sea.

The Clean Arctic Alliance has expressed strong concerns about the environmental impact of shipping in the Arctic, especially regarding black carbon emissions in view of International Maritime Organization’s Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) Sub-Committee meeting.

Goltens has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the pioneering Polar expedition vessel Captain Arctic, which will rely primarily on renewable energy sources for its travels. 

Rosatom received its nuclear-powered icebreaker, which was constructed by the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s Baltic Shipyard division.

The Clean Arctic Alliance calls for the protection of the Arctic from the multiple impacts of shipping transport.

United States, Canada and Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop world-class Arctic and polar icebreakers.

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is collaborating with shipowner Selar, designer Cormoran/Ship-ST and shipyard CNOI on the certification of  Captain Arctic, Selar’s pioneering polar expedition cruise designed to operate with close to zero carbon emissions.

China announced that its 41st Antarctic expedition team has been set to sail on 8 November for a seven-month mission. 

According to Bloomberg, tankers carrying sanctioned liquefied natural gas from Russia gathered off the country’s far eastern coast.