Not only are the U.S.’s nuclear missile defenses based in the Arctic, but there’s also fear Russia could seize control of ...

Canada’s Ministry of Public Services and Procurement last week awarded the construction contracts for the two polar ...

The Canadian government has awarded contracts to Chantier Davie Canada (Davie) Inc. and Seaspan’s Vancouver shipyard to ...

After more than two months in Antarctic waters, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and its crew departed the ...

The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is a long-term, multi-billion-dollar program aimed at renewing the fleets of the Canadian Coast Guard and the ...

Canadian shipbuilder Davie has been awarded a contract by the Government of Canada for the construction of a polar ...

Polar Star celebrated its 49th year of Service to the Nation and visited Cape Polar Star in the northern part of the Ross Sea. Cape Polar ... a 399-foot heavy polar icebreaker commissioned in ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. The federal government has unveiled two major domestic shipbuilding contracts for new polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard to use in the Arctic.

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, March 7, 2025 /CNW/ - The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is a long-term commitment to renew the vessel fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Canadian Coast ...

The 43-year-old Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, and the crew is heading to McMurdo Station to escort refuel and resupply ships through the ice, which can be as thick as 10 feet.

MILAN — Canada has awarded multibillion-dollar contracts to domestic shipbuilding manufacturers in an effort to boost the country’s naval capabilities with new polar icebreakers and warships.