Russia’s first female Chief Mate onboard nuclear icebreaker
At 27, Diana Kidzhi became a chief mate onboard a Russian nuclear icebreaker. Ms. Kidzhi will set the path the gigantic vessel will take through the Arctic Ocean.
Read moreAt 27, Diana Kidzhi became a chief mate onboard a Russian nuclear icebreaker. Ms. Kidzhi will set the path the gigantic vessel will take through the Arctic Ocean.
Read moreFollowing the recent Suez Canal blockage situation, Aker Arctic has developed a new concept for the Northern Sea Route, an icebreaking Arctic container ship.
Read moreThe Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency recently launched a new icebreaker concept vessel named as "Calypso", equipped with a hybrid motorized removable bow. Powered by Danfoss Editron, the icebreaker is currently moored in Mustola harbor in Lappeenranta, while has started operating on Lake Saimaa and the deep waterways of the surrounding area this winter. As explained, the removable bow, the world’s largest motorized of its kind, has been delivered by Turku Repair Yard as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea II project. In fact, the €7.6 million scheme, co-funded by the EU Connecting Europe Facility program, aims to develop and enhance the maritime winter navigation system and its safety during the winter. This new kind of removable bow will make the whole industry more efficient and sustainable, as it will enable virtually any kind of tug to become an icebreaker ship. Our EDITRON system is easily adaptable for future optimizations and we are eager to learn more about our supercapacitor’s ability to control the peak powers. ...as Kari Savolainen, Project Manager at Danfoss Editron, commented. One of its key targets was the creation of a motorized icebreaking removable bow concept, which would enable ice-strengthened vessels to be used ...
Read moreOn its way from Dudinka to Arkhangelsk, the 9,490 ton deadweight freight ship Sparta-III froze into the waters of the Yensiey Bay.
Read moreAker Arctic Technology Inc along with the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) inked a contract for the development and the design of next generation icebreakers.
Read moreGerman propulsion company, SCHOTTEL has been awarded a contract to supply Dutch Royal Niestern Sander with thrusters concerning world’s first shallow-draught icebreaking vessel.
Read moreA nuclear-powered ice breaker, which Russia says is the world’s largest and most powerful, began on a two-week journey to the Arctic as part of the country's efforts to tap the area’s commercial potential.
Read moreIn an effort to enhance northern oil and gas fields and boost Arctic shipping, Sovcomflot and NOVATEK entered into long-term charter agreements so as to build 14 Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers.
Read moreRoyal Niestern Sander shipyard along with Mercury Sakhalin and Pola recently shake their hands and inked an agreement in order to construct the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to walk vessel.
Read moreThe Australian Government reported that the final voyage for Australia's Antarctic icebreaker RSV Aurora Australis began, as the vessel departed from Hobart for sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.
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