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How to Build an Icebreaker in Three Years
It's not that hard, if you ask the right people.
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Peter Rybski
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Finnish and Canadian Firms Team Up to Offer Arctic Security Cutters to U.S. Coast Guard
According to the proposal, Seaspan's Multi-Purpose Icebreaker design would be built in Finland by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), with Aker Arctic…
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Peter Rybski
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Canadian Shipbuilder Davie Buys Another Finnish Shipyard
The 7.5 million euro deal to buy the Mäntyluoto Shipyard (located in Pori on Finland's West Coast) will give Helsinki Shipyard its own steel production…
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Peter Rybski
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Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces: Take Russia Seriously
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Forty Icebreakers. Big Ones.
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Arctic Security Cutter RFI issued by U.S. Coast Guard
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President Trump: We're Negotiating With Finland to Buy Icebreakers (Again)
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Analyzing the Arctic Security Cutter Request for Information
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Finnish Press: Finnish Shipyard RMC in Negotiations to Build up to Eight Icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard.
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President Trump: We're Negotiating With Finland to Buy Icebreakers (Again)
President Trump said nearly the same thing nearly five years ago. This time around, I'm more optimistic that a deal can be done. I'll believe it…
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Peter Rybski
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Analyzing the Arctic Security Cutter Request for Information
Assessing what the responses to the RFI might have looked like, based solely on publicly available information.
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Peter Rybski
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.
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Peter Rybski
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May (and April) Update from Sixty Degrees North
An update on the growth and continued relevance of this little hobby of mine.
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Peter Rybski
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Remembrance at the Netherlands American Cemetery
The Dutch remember. We must teach our young so that they, too, remember and understand the cost of freedom.
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Peter Rybski
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The Need for More Ships: U.S. Navy Edition
Today, we'll look at part of the "bigger picture." It's not pretty.
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Peter Rybski
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Update
There’s a lot to catch up on here, so I’ll get right into it.
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Peter Rybski
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Sixty Degrees North
Sixty Degrees North
I mostly write about icebreakers, with occasional posts on security from a Nordic perspective and life in Finland. Photo credit: Karl Vilhjálmsson
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