Icebreakers
Icebreakers in Helsinki harbor. Some of these powerful ships are equipped to use both low-sulfur diesel and liquified natural gas. Polaris has 3 azipod thrusters. The ships were designed to operate in the 5-foot thick ice sheet that historically formed in Finland's Baltic shipping lanes. Prior to the development of ice-beaking ships in the 20th century, Finland's ports were ice-locked all winter. Some of these vessels were designed to carry out other operations during the warmer 9 months of the year, such as oil-spill containment and clean-up. The necessity of icebreakers in a future influenced by global warming is uncertain.
(26 August, 2019)
Icebreakers
Icebreakers in Helsinki harbor. Some of these powerful ships are equipped to use both low-sulfur diesel and liquified natural gas. Polaris has 3 azipod thrusters. The ships were designed to operate in the 5-foot thick ice sheet that historically formed in Finland's Baltic shipping lanes. Prior to the development of ice-beaking ships in the 20th century, Finland's ports were ice-locked all winter. Some of these vessels were designed to carry out other operations during the warmer 9 months of the year, such as oil-spill containment and clean-up. The necessity of icebreakers in a future influenced by global warming is uncertain.
(26 August, 2019)