As tensions rise to grab Arctic resources, the U.S. is racing to construct a new icebreaker vessel that can secure a foothold ...

The Nordic nation, with its extensive experience in navigating the icy Baltic Sea, has made and designed more icebreakers ...

Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found across the globe, yet it becomes highly toxic as it accumulates up the ...

Icebreaker ships are engineering marvels designed to navigate and conquer some of the harshest icy waters on the planet.

The adventurer and author of Into the Ice recounts his harrowing attempt to sail the Northwest Passage and why he always ...

Two of Louisiana's biggest shipbuilders are joining forces to fend off foreign competition to build the U.S. Coast Guard's ...

There's a sense of déjà vu in the defence community over the proposal by both Liberals and Conservatives to give the navy ...

HMCS Margaret Brooke, an Arctic and offshore patrol vessel, carried both sailors and scientists on the 46,300 kilometre ...

HELSINKI—Smashing ice is straightforward—except when it is more than 10-feet thick and you’re using a ship, even one designed for the job. If an icebreaker’s hull is the wrong shape ...