Category: icebreakers
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Seaspan inks deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG Arctic Security Cutter program
Seaspan inks deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG Arctic Security Cutter program Another piece of the Arctic Security Cutter jigsaw puzzle has fallen neatly into place. North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has now signed agreements with Bollinger Shipyards (Bollinger) and Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) to provide its proven Multi-Purpose Icebreaker (MPI) design and…
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USCG awards Bollinger and Finland’s RMC contracts for up to six Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers
USCG awards Bollinger and Finland’s RMC contracts for up to six Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday awarded two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers. The contracts were awarded to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, LLC. of Lockport, La.…
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U.S., Canada and Finland recommit to ICE Pact
U.S., Canada and Finland recommit to ICE Pact Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday hosted Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kristen Hillman and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto., at a Ministerial Meeting where all three countries signed a joint statement of intent committing them to doubling-down on their efforts to revitalize their…
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Bollinger-led team picked to build six Arctic Security Cutters
Bollinger-led team picked to build six Arctic Security Cutters Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the White House yesterday by President Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, a team led by Bollinger Shipyards, in partnership with Rauma Marine Constructions, Seaspan Shipyards, and Aker Arctic Technology Inc., has been selected for the design and construction…
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Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter
Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter Bollinger Shipyards, Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards and Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma Shipyard) and Aker Arctic (Aker) have formed a strategic partnership to deliver the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution of best-in-class Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The companies say…
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New United Shipbuilding Alliance formed to build next gen U.S. Arctic icebreakers
New United Shipbuilding Alliance formed to build next gen U.S. Arctic icebreakers Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic partnership called United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA). Together, Bollinger and ECO have 33 operational shipyard and fabrication facilities and the partnership is designed to offer a fully integrated solution to expedited design, construction,…
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USCG issues RFI for icebreaking Arctic Security Cutter
USCG issues RFI for icebreaking Arctic Security Cutter The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) reported last month that the Trump administration’s final Fiscal Year 2025 spending bill could include a provision for a new Arctic Security Cutter program that would operate in parallel with the ongoing Polar Security Cutter icebreaker program. Now the Coast Guard has…
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Sweden replaces steel piping with thermoplastics in key icebreaker application
Sweden replaces steel piping with thermoplastics in key icebreaker application Built by the Götaverken Arendal AB shipyard in 1989, the Swedish Maritime Administration icebreaker Oden is one of the world’s most powerful non-nuclear vessels of its type. The Oden is active throughout the Baltic Sea during winter. For the rest of the year, it serves…