The icebreaker’s paint — blue at the time — was fresh, its hull shiny. It looked capable ... retired officers told ProPublica, was the ship’s design. Originally built for oil operations ...

The icebreaker Aiviq is a gas guzzler with a troubled history. The ship was built to operate in the Arctic, but it has a type of propulsion system susceptible to failure in ice.

Installed power onboard relates to the efficiency of hull, propulsion ... today in passenger cruise ships and has been applied also for product tankers (two refits), icebreakers and offshore ...

Canada’s Ministry of Public Services and Procurement last week awarded the construction contracts for the two polar ...

The Canadian government has awarded contracts to Chantier Davie Canada (Davie) Inc. and Seaspan’s Vancouver shipyard to ...

The Japanese icebreaker Soya, known as the “guardian ... revealed some of the secrets of his ship. “The hull structure of Soya specializes in breaking ice,” he said.

A design rendering shows how the Canadian Coast Guard’s new polar ice breaker should look after its completion at North Vancouver’s Seaspan shipyard. | Seaspan Work is set to begin on Seaspan ...

TASS, November 22. The Vaygach nuclear-powered icebreaker, leading a caravan of ships, left the Pevek port (Chukotka) to join the vessels, drifting near the New Siberian Islands, the nuclear fleet ...

Work is set to begin on Seaspan’s newest Canadian Coast Guard ship being built ... 158-metre polar icebreaker, designed to traverse the Arctic in -50 C temperatures. Design on the megaproject ...

Work is set to begin on Seaspan’s newest Canadian Coast Guard ship being built in North Vancouver ... billion (before tax), 158-metre polar icebreaker, designed to traverse the Arctic in -50 C ...