Tag: ice

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. 

U.S. Coast Guard's officials, announced that the "USCGC Katmai Bay" begun its ice breaking operations. In order to face the expanded ice growth and as part of the "Operation Taconite", the 40-foot ice-breaking tug started its ice breaking procedures in western Great Lakes.

As the Great Lake temperatures are falling as winter approaches and significant ice formation is expected, the Lake Carriers’ Association warns that the U.S. economy is facing potential job losses and serious financial implications, as the binational icebreaking assets continue to age and remain frozen in time.