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…
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Christophe de Margerie completes eastbound transit of NSR two months earlier than usual
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
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, 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
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
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
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 named Support Vessel of the Year
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…
Sovcomflot announces new icebreaking support vessel named after Yevgeny Primakov
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…
ABB modernization adds 20 years’ service life to Canadian icebreakers
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…
Sergey Kukushkin: Large shipping companies come to the NSR
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…
Sovcomflot’s unique LNG carrier sets new record with Northern Sea Route transit of just 6.5 days
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…
Ice-breaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie docks at Sabetta Russia
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…
IMO – Polar Code, IGF Code have entered into force
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…
New supply vessel for Sakhalin-2 project launched
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,…
ABB’s Azipod propulsion selected for first Chinese built icebreaker
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…
ABB modernization to extend service of 38-year-old Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker
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…
Mark Preece brings specialist offshore expertise to HANSA HEAVY LIFT
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 enables two icebreakers to operate in super arctic conditions
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…
New support icebreaker in Antarctic featuring Wärtsilä propulsion machinery
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),…
Damen launched 2000 m³ ice class hopper dredger for Russian customer Rosmorport
First Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger in 30 years This month Damen Shipyards Group launched ice class Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers TSHD 2000 for Russian Port Agency FSUE “Rosmorport”. Song Thu…
Bureau Veritas to class first ice-beaking LNG carriers
October 2015 The latest news and events are in this month’s VeriSTAR News Marine Bureau Veritas to class first ice-breaking LNG carriers Interview with Alpha Gas SA New generation LNG carriers…
First Wärtsilä 31 engines selected for state-of-the-art icebreaker
Wärtsilä Corporation, 9 October 2015 at 9.30 am EET – The recently introduced Wärtsilä 31 engine, which has been acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world’s most efficient…
Polar Code infographic now available in six languages
16/03/2015 The IMO infographic What does the polar code mean for ship safety?, focusing on the safety aspects of the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), is now…
ABB generates record Azipod orders in 2014 on icegoing and cruise ships demand
Growing cruise market and significant Arctic projects boost ABB’s marine solution sales. Zurich, Switzerland, 21 January 2015 – ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has received record levels…