Icebreakers

Breaking News: Davie Plans Acquisition of Gulf Copper's Texas Shipyards

After acquisition, Davie plans on spending $1 billion to upgrade the shipbuilding facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur.

Jun 11 •

May (and April) Update from Sixty Degrees North

An update on the growth and continued relevance of this little hobby of mine.

Jun 1 •

U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Update

There’s a lot to catch up on here, so I’ll get right into it.

May 6 •

Finnish Press: Finnish Shipyard RMC in Negotiations to Build up to Eight Icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard.

I recently visited Rauma Marine Constructions and detail their capabilities below.

Apr 18 •

Arctic Security Cutter RFI issued by U.S. Coast Guard

The request for information concerning this 'medium' icebreaker program specifically includes foreign shipyards and specifies delivery within 36 months…

Apr 14 •

How to Build an Icebreaker in Three Years

It's not that hard, if you ask the right people.

Mar 31 •

European Icebreaking Roundup

A look at some of the smaller stories that my readers may have missed.

Mar 20 •

Davie Awarded Contract to Build Canadian Polar Icebreaker

To deliver by 2030, Davie will use its own design and partially build the vessel in its Helsinki Shipyard.

Mar 15 •

Seaspan Awarded Contract to Build Heavy Icebreaker

The Vancouver shipbuilder will build one of Canada's two planned PC2 vessels.

Mar 8

Sixty Degrees North- in Swedish!

I was recently interviewed by a reporter from HBL, Finland's largest Swedish-language newspaper, about U.S. plans to acquire icebreakers.

Feb 24 •

Forty Icebreakers. Big Ones.

President Trump starts the discussion on acquiring more icebreakers.

Feb 21 •

Canada's Davie Planning Major Investment in U.S. Shipyard

In a recent speech, Davie's CEO stressed the important role of industrial cooperation, including a planned investment in a U.S. shipyard, in addressing…

Feb 14 •

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