Tag: ice

Sudden ice accretion can quickly cover a ship’s superstructures, weather decks, and deck machinery, catching crews off guard.

Despite more precise modern weather forecasting, unpredictable weather poses hazards to vessels and voyage scheduling. Climate change worsens these risks, OneOcean warns. To mitigate potential threats, additional measures are needed, made possible by digital technology advancements to manage risks and increase safety.

Norwegian Cruise Line is curtailing one of its cruises after its cruise ship Norwegian Sun hit a smaller piece of ice over the weekend while traveling in Alaska.

The BIMCO ice reporting season for 2021/2022 covering the Baltic and Canadian regions as well as the Northern Chinese ports, Japanese ports and Greenland is closed with effect from 23 May 2022. 

The captain of the coastal freighter Grigory Lovtsov asked for emergency assistance, as the ship faced sea ice formation threatening hull damage. 

At least 18 ships are stranded in the Arctic sea ice off Russia, after an unexpected early freeze.

Samsung Heavy Industries chosen Light Structures AS to deliver comprehensive ice load monitoring systems for 10 Arctic LNG Carriers.

On its way from Dudinka to Arkhangelsk, the 9,490 ton deadweight freight ship Sparta-III froze into the waters of the Yensiey Bay.

Reuters reports that Norway may restrict oil firms’ access to offshore resources in the Arctic by moving the so-called ice edge, a line that sets a legal limit on the extent to which companies can go north in search of oil.

BIMCO expanded and updated its online database on ice information, providing additional information on the amended Polar Code and the subsequently revised national rules, which regulates navigation in arctic waters.