Icebreakers
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Marine World
Canada Charters Finnish Icebreaker Nordica to Support Arctic Operations
Finnish state-owned icebreaking company Arctia has secured a contract to deploy one of its multipurpose icebreakers to Canada’s Arctic later…
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Maritime News
One of America’s Three Icebreakers Suffers "Significant" Breakdown
The medium icebreaker USCGC Healy had a significant engineering casualty during recent operations off the coast of Port Angeles, Washington,…
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Marine World
U.S. Coast Guard Tracks Chinese Icebreakers as They Transit U.S. Arctic Waters
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is monitoring two Chinese research icebreakers as they transit north through the Bering Sea…
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Marine World
U.S. Coast Guard Issues RFP for Next-Generation Light Icebreaking Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard has formally launched the procurement process for its next generation of light icebreakers, issuing a request…
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Marine World
Davie Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Texas Shipyard Expansion for Coast Guard Icebreakers
Davie Defense officially broke ground Monday on a massive modernization of Gulf Copper’s shipyard facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur,…
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Marine World
U.S. Coast Guard’s Newest Icebreaker Returns From Arctic Patrol as U.S. Expands Polar Fleet
The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker has returned to Seattle after a 36-day deployment to the Bering Sea, marking…
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Marine World
Davie Defense Finalizes $3.5 Billion U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter Deal
The U.S. Coast Guard’s ambitious Arctic fleet expansion took another major step forward Wednesday as Davie Defense announced it has…
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Marine World
Historic Cold Pushed U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Fleet to the Limit in 2026
The icebreaking season for the U.S. Coast Guard was longer this year after a series of storms ravaged the country.…
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Maritime News
US Coast Guard Plans to Homeport First Two Finnish Icebreakers in Alaska
After considerable pressure from Alaska’s congressional delegation, the Coast Guard has decided that the first two of its new Finnish-built…
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Maritime News
Fincantieri, Fraser, Donjon Shipyards Support Shipbuilding in Great Lakes
Fincantieri Marine Group and two Great Lakes shipbuilders, Fraser Shipyards (Superior, Wis.) and Donjon Marine (Erie, Pa.), have established a…
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