Capes’ rise lifts the BDI – now standing at 2,718, whilst Wets remain with mixed feelings. The Third World War continues with the Russian aggression in Ukraine – and possibly…
Unified Icebreaking Fleet On The Northern Sea Route In his interview with IAA PortNews following the 11th International Forum “Arctic Projects, Today and Tomorrow”, Vyacheslav Ruksha, Deputy General Director of…
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76), 10 to 17 June 2021 (remote session) Reduction of GHG emissions from shipping measures adopted The MEPC adopted amendments to the International Convention for…
Keel-laying ceremony held for lead icebreaking LNG carrier ordered by SCF from Zvezda for Arctic LNG 2 On 15 June 2021, a keel-laying ceremony was held at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex,…
ABB to provide comprehensive vessel services to Canadian Coast Guard fleet ABB to provide comprehensive vessel services to Canadian Coast Guard fleet ABB has been awarded a National Individual Standing…
Finland demonstrates ice technology expertise with innovative and sustainable icebreaker vessel Powered by Danfoss Editron, the pioneering self-propelled hybrid removable bow is the world’s largest motorized of its kind and…
Christophe de Margerie completes eastbound transit of NSR two months earlier than usual On 31 May 2020 at 06:00 Moscow time Christophe de Margerie, an icebreaking LNG carrier owned and operated by SCF…
From Icebreakers into Classrooms – APECS-ARICE Webinar WOC Working to Advance Arctic Opportunities for Educators and Scientists: APECS-ARICE Webinar, 5 May 1 May 2020 The World Ocean Council (WOC) invites…
SMART LNG, a Sovcomflot and NOVATEK JV, signs financing and time-charter agreements for four icebreaking LNG carriers for Arctic LNG 2 project SMART LNG, LLC (“SMART LNG”), a joint venture…
MAN Cryo to Supply Icebreaking RoRos with Fuel Gas Supply System Dual-fuel 9L28/32DF engines included in MAN scope of supply Copenhagen, 22nd January 2020 MAN Cryo – MAN Energy Solutions’ marine…
Med Marine Orders MAN 175D for Svitzer Ice-Breaking Tugs 12V175D MM engines to power 2 × 30m ice-breaking tugs Copenhagen, 19th November 2019 MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to…
Sovcomflot signs financing and time-charter agreements for the first icebreaking LNG carrier for Arctic LNG 2 project SCF Group and VEB.RF Group, a Russian financial institution, signed an agreement…
Yevgeny Primakov, an icebreaking standby vessel owned and operated by Sovcomflot, has been awarded the 2019 Support Vessel of the Year by Offshore Support Journal, an international trade publication. The…
A ceremony raising the flag of the Russian Federation and naming a new multifunctional icebreaking platform supply vessel, Yevgeny Primakov, took place on 3 February 2018 in Saint Petersburg. Yevgeny Primakov is…
The modernization of CCGS Pierre Radisson has been successfully completed in an upgrade program that will ultimately cover 10 ships in the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. ABB has successfully concluded…
Considerable growth of cargo shipping in the Arctic has been driven this year by the Northern Sea Route, where new routes for the export of Russian hydrocarbons begin. Large foreign…
On 17 August 2017, the Sovcomflot-owned icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie successfully completed her first commercial voyage, transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) from Norway to…
Unique ice-breaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie ready to serve Yamal LNG project Christophe de Margerie, the world’s first ice-breaking LNG tanker, has successfully berthed at the gas terminal at…
Milestone for polar protection as comprehensive new ship regulations come into force With more and more ships navigating in polar waters, IMO has moved to address international concern about the…
On 30 June 2016 a new ice-breaking supply vessel (IBSV) was launched for Sovcomflot as part of a long-term agreement with Sakhalin Energy. This reinforced ice class vessel has deadweight of 3,…
Azipod propulsion debuts on Chinese icebreaker market after being chosen to power polar science research vessel Zurich, Switzerland, 12 May 2016 – ABB’s Azipod propulsion system will power a…
Upgrade includes improved connectivity and 8 new drives Zurich, Switzerland, 20 April 2016 – ABB will modernize a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, installing the latest hardware and software onboard the 38…
New Senior Advisor role to help grow the global tramp carrier’s presence in the offshore and transportation and installation (T&I) sectors Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, 21st January 2016 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT has…
Wärtsilä Corporation, 9 December 2015 at 10 am EET – Two new Aker Arctic designed icebreakers, under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard in Russia, will have their main power…
Wärtsilä Corporation, 23 November 2015 at 10.00 am EET – A new Polar Logistics Vessel being built for Terre Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) and the French Polar Institute (IPEV),…