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The U.S. Antarctic Program
A look at the mission supported by that 'other' icebreaker, the Nathanial B. Palmer.
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Peter Rybski
The ICE Pact: One Year Later
The agreement, signed during the Biden Administration, overlaps with- but is separate from- the Trump Administration's own efforts. Confusion results.
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A Note on the Helsingin Sanomat Article
The icebreaker acquisition program that I said collapsed when President Biden took over in 2021 was separate from the Polar Security Cutter program.
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Peter Rybski
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Helsingin Sanomat Summarizes the Icebreaker Market
Finland's newspaper of record provides a good summary of current icebreaker projects
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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