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The United States must build a fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers to counter Russia and China’s advantage in the Arctic.
NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their "ironclad commitment" to come to each other's aid if ...
The need for construction of specialized ships to clear the path in the ice appeared in the mid-18th century. The first ...
The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: ...
According to Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit, 12 icebreakers are currently operating on the NSR, including eight nuclear-powered ones, two ice-class tug and rescue vessels and 12 technical ...
The U.S. Coast Guard's only heavy icebreaker, the USCGC Polar Star, transits through pack ice in the Southern Ocean, December 2022. (PO3 Aidan Cooney/Coast Guard) Full production of a new polar ...
There are currently a series of Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers operating - the Arktika, Sibir, Ural and the Yakutia - or under construction - the Chukotka and Leningrad. Work on the ...
Nuclear icebreakers help to develop year-round navigation for merchant ships, as well as for large oil and LNG tankers, not only in high seas but also in the estuaries of Siberian rivers.
An investigation has revealed the critical role nuclear icebreakers play in enabling cargoes of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the Russian Arctic to reach Shell and other European companies. The ...
The 50 Let Pobedy is the newest of the older Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreakers. Construction of the vessel started in the late Soviet era (1989), but she was not commissioned before 2007.