Topic
Icebreakers
Every Vessel Hunter story on Icebreakers: 6 stories, from 11 August 2026 to 7 October 2026. Newest: "Kongsberg Maritime Agrees to Buy Finnish Thruster Maker Steerprop". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Kongsberg Maritime Agrees to Buy Finnish Thruster Maker Steerprop
Kongsberg Maritime has agreed to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer and manufacturer of azimuth propulsion systems for high ice-class and Arctic vessels.
Rosatom and NewNew Advance Five Arc7 Boxships for Arctic Run
Rosatom and NewNew Shipping are advancing five Arc7 ice-class container ships for year-round Northern Sea Route service, with Murmansk under consideration as home port.
Fire Breaks Out Aboard Icebreaker Admiral Makarov During St Petersburg Refit
A fire spread across roughly 80 square metres of the icebreaker Admiral Makarov while the 1975-built vessel lay under repair in St Petersburg. No injuries were reported.
Russia Puts a $116bn Price Tag on Its Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor
The RUB10trn programme covers ports, rail, inland waterways, an expanded nuclear icebreaker fleet and a much larger ice-class merchant fleet, split evenly either side of 2030.
Russia Opens Northern Sea Route Talks With India and Vietnam
The Arctic corridor cuts about 40 percent off the distance from Indian ports to Europe, and India is planning a first pilot transit in 2027.
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.
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