The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star on Dec. 7, 2020, ahead of the crew’s months-long deployment to the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer First Class Cynthia Oldham) The ...

Two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers in shipyards in Finland and the United States were announced Dec. 29 by the Coast Guard. Expected in 2028 and 2029, the initial ship ...

Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) has announced it has signed a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. Despite some recent momentum, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moves through pack ice Dec. 28, 2019, about 200 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 43-year-old Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, and the ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hundreds of people came out to the Coast Guard commissioning ceremony on Saturday for their newest national security cutter. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun, named ...

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday that it will spend up to $137 million to modernize its Base Seattle to homeport new, larger Polar Security Cutters that will serve in the Arctic and ...

BELOIT, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has been awarded a purchase order to provide motor-operated valves (MOVs) ...