Canada Orders Six Polar Icebreakers From Davie in C$11.3bn Deal
Ottawa has committed C$11.3bn to six Polar Class 3 icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Levis, with construction starting in 2027 and the series complete by 2038.
Finland Picks Helsinki Shipyard to Build the Icebreaker Aino
Helsinki Shipyard has won the contract for the first of Finland's next-generation icebreakers, a 96-metre vessel able to open a 25-metre channel, with delivery set for September 2029.
Chinese Operator To Launch First Scheduled Arctic Container Service
A Chinese operator is preparing to launch the first regular scheduled liner service through the Northern Sea Route, with a twenty-day passage from China to Felixstowe.
Trump's 6.8 Billion Dollar Icebreaker Programme Draws Scrutiny Over No-Bid Awards
President Trump's plan for eleven Arctic icebreakers has produced nearly 6.8 billion dollars in contracts awarded without competitive bidding, at a time the Coast Guard had said it needed four or five.
Sovcomflot Assembles Sanctioned Tanker Convoy For Arctic Run To Asia
Russia's state shipping company is assembling a flotilla of sanctioned tankers in the Kara Sea for a convoy passage to Asia along the Northern Sea Route, reportedly carrying more than 950,000 tonnes of crude.
Satellite Images Reveal Novatek Terminal And Tank Farm Rising In Kola Bay
Satellite imagery shows at least fifteen gas reservoir tanks and a sea terminal rising at Belokamenka in the Kola Bay, which Novatek has confirmed form part of its heavily sanctioned Murmansk LNG project.
Washington moves to ease Arctic offshore drilling rules
The United States Department of the Interior has proposed a rule making what it calls targeted updates to the regulations governing exploratory oil and gas drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.
PanStar prepares South Korea's first Arctic container voyage to Europe
Cargo is being booked for South Korea's maiden container voyage through the Northern Sea Route, with a 2,800 teu vessel chartered by PanStar Line due to sail from Busan on 22 August calling at Rotterdam, Hamburg and Gdansk.
US icebreaker Healy suffers engine casualty on sea trials
The United States Coast Guard icebreaker Healy was towed back to Seattle after a significant engineering casualty during post-refit sea trials.
Canada picks TKMS for up to twelve submarines
Canada has named TKMS preferred supplier for up to twelve Type 212CD submarines in its largest ever defence procurement.
EU adds more than 40 shadow fleet vessels to sanctions list
The European Union has added more than 40 shadow fleet vessels to its sanctions list, several of them regular visitors to Arctic waters.
Tara Polar Station sets off on first long-term Arctic drift
France's Tara Polar Station has begun its first long-term Arctic drift, a multinational scientific mission expected to see the vessel trapped in pack ice for as long as 500 days.
US Coast Guard shadows Chinese icebreakers heading into the Arctic
The US Coast Guard says it is monitoring two Chinese research icebreakers moving north toward the Arctic through the Bering Sea.
Canadian icebreakers escort eight ships on Arctic resupply run
Three Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers have escorted eight commercial vessels across more than 8,750 nautical miles during this year's Arctic resupply season.
Bollinger finalises deal to build US Arctic Security Cutters
Bollinger Shipyards has finalised contract terms to build up to four Arctic Security Cutters for the US Coast Guard, with the first hull expected in 2029.
Chinese line prepares weekly Arctic container service
A Chinese operator is lining up a weekly container service along the Arctic route between China and northern Europe, moving the corridor beyond one-off demonstration voyages.
South Korea sends its icebreaker Araon on an 83-day Arctic mission
South Korea has deployed its only icebreaking research vessel, Araon, on an 83-day Arctic expedition to collect data for safer future navigation.
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