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Railotech retweeted
This weekend, the UK's polar icebreaker #RRSSirDavidAttenborough departed the UK for #Antarctica, and @BAS_News's aircraft fleet began to touchdown at Rothera Research Station. The 2026/27 Antarctic science field season is officially underway!
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Railotech retweeted
We’re pleased to share that we have brought another safe and successful shipping season to a close. The final convoy left Milne Port on October 10, 2026, at 6:30 pm.
This year, we safely loaded 48 ore-carrying vessels, including 4 Capesize and 8 Baby Capesize ships. These Capesize ships are more than twice the size of our other carriers, which allow us to move more cargo with fewer ships, fewer transits and lower CO2 emissions.
As in previous years, we implemented strict adaptive mitigation measures, including delaying the start of the shipping season until icebreaking was no longer required, vessels travelled in convoys, when possible, to reduce overall underwater sound, and ships continued to limit their speeds to an industry leading 9 knots. These measures were reached in direct response to ongoing consultation with Inuit and in full compliance with our commitments.
As in years past, this shipping season also included several monitoring programs including the Marine Mammal Aerial Survey Program (MMASP) and the Rocky Reef and Aquatic Invasive Species and Non-Indigenous Species (AISNIS) Program.
Thank you to all Baffinland team members who worked diligently to make this year’s shipping season a success!
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᓇᒥᒃ ᒪᑐᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑭᖑᓕᕇᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓂ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᑯᖕᒥ ᐅᑐᐃᕆ 10, 2026-ᒥ, 6:30.
ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᓕᖅᓱᐃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ 48-ᓂᒃ ᓴᕕᒃᓴᓂ-ᐅᓯᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂ, ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ 4 ᐊᖏᔪᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ 8 ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓵᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᕐᔪᐊᓂᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖏᔪᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᐊᖅ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᐃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐸᐅᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓯᐊᕿᓃᑦ.
ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓯᒪᔪᓂ, ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒡᕕᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᓚᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓇᓲᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᓇᐅᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᑯᓂᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᕈᑎᒃ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑭᖑᓕᕇᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᒃᑳᖓᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖁᙱᖢᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᒫᓂ ᓂᐱᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᓕᖅᓯᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᒥ 9 ᓈᓐᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓪᓚᑦᑖᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑐᓴᕋᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑕᖏᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᕈᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓯᒪᔪᓂ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᒐᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᑦ ᐳᐃᔩᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ (MMASP) ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᕐᕈᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᒫᓂᓗ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕋᓛᑦ (AIS) / ᑕᒫᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ (NIS) ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ.
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑕᐃᓐᓈᓗᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ!
#Baffinland #MaryRiverProject #NorthBaffin #ArcticEnvironment #MarineMonitoring #Nunavut #Mining
Railotech retweeted
First U.S. Coast Guard ASC in Finland Nears Halfway Point as Second Approaches Construction
🚢 1st ASC: Almost 50% of blocks launched/under construction.
🚢 2nd ASC: Approaching construction start.
⏳ Both ASC 2028 delivery.
@mercoglianos @johnkonrad
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Railotech retweeted
Arctic sea ice extent has reached its minimum for the year, landing at 10th lowest with 2008, 2010, and 2025. Antarctic sea ice may have topped out at 3rd lowest maximum in the satellite record. A full analysis will come out in early Oct from Sea Ice Today:bit.ly/4yYW1YB
Railotech retweeted
USCG Icebreaker ‘Healy’ Will Not Complete Summer Arctic Mission, Coast Guard Says
Not good. Still assessing them damage.
@mercoglianos @johnkonrad @BuchananLiz @DrPJSullivan
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Railotech retweeted
🌊🪖 Impressive annual EU🇪🇺#MaritimeSecurity live exercise organised by Finnish Coast Guard 🇫🇮🙏. Executed over weeks, including fictive incidents in multiple European waters. Visitors allowed onboard icebreaker Polaris under hostile takeover in waters off Helsinki.
#MarsecEU26
Railotech retweeted
🇰🇷 Korea’s Next-Generation Icebreaker: Science for a Changing Arctic
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South Korea has begun building its second research icebreaker, scheduled to enter Arctic service in 2030. The 16,560-ton vessel will have about 50% greater icebreaking capability than Araon, able to break 1.5-meter-thick ice at 3 knots and operate in temperatures as low as –45°C. With LNG–MGO dual-fuel propulsion, modular research facilities, and a moon pool, it will support studies of sea ice, oceans, marine ecosystems, fisheries, and seafloor geology across the High Arctic. Together with Araon, the new vessel is expected to expand Korea’s annual polar research voyage days from about 85 to 270. But this is about more than building a stronger ship. As the Arctic changes, the world needs better observations, deeper knowledge, and stronger international cooperation. A research icebreaker carries more than scientists and equipment—it carries our shared responsibility to understand a changing planet.
#Arctic #PolarScience #Icebreaker #ClimateScience #OceanScience #Korea #InternationalCooperation
Railotech retweeted
The arrival of Finland’s MSV Nordica in St. John’s is Canada-Finland Arctic cooperation in action. Working with trusted Arctic partners strengthens Canada’s operational capacity and supports a safe, secure and prosperous Arctic, with Indigenous participation at its core.
ALT A group representatives and crew members stand in front of Finland’s MSV Nordica during its visit to St. John’s.
Railotech retweeted
Need a break from the heat? 🥵
We've got just the thing: two minutes of ice, frozen landscapes, and the soothing sounds of an icebreaker in action. 🚢
Turn up the volume and enjoy a breath of fresh air!
Railotech retweeted
🇺🇦🚢 The fifth Antarctic season of the Ukrainian research ice class vessel Noosfera has officially come to an end.
On 28 May 2026, the vessel returned to Cape Town, South Africa, after completing its most ambitious season yet — and setting multiple records along the way.
🔹 More than 7 months at sea
🔹 9 Antarctic voyages completed
🔹 18 crossings of the legendary Drake Passage
🔹 Over 30,000 nautical miles traveled — farther than the Earth’s equator
This season also marked a historic milestone for Ukraine’s Antarctic research: Noosfera crossed the Polar Circle twice to conduct scientific work in Marguerite Bay, expanding Ukraine’s research area farther south than ever before.
On board, Ukrainian scientists together with international colleagues studied the impact of climate change on the Southern Ocean — from marine heatwaves and geological history to changes in marine ecosystems and microbial loop interactions.
The season became a record-breaker for international cooperation as well. Ukraine collaborated with Poland, Czechia, the UK, the USA, Canada, Colombia, and Mexico. In particular, Noosfera and Vernadsky base hosted the First Mexican Antarctic Expedition, strengthening scientific ties between our countries.
The vessel also traditionally carried out the crew rotation for the 30th and 31st Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions and transported seasonal teams to and from Vernadsky station.
This demanding mission was accomplished by a team of Ukrainian sailors led by captains Pavlo Panasiuk and Andrii Starish, skillfully navigating storms and iceberg-filled waters.
“Noosfera has become not only a symbol of Ukraine’s openness to new international partnerships, but also a place where global science is developed together to protect the fragile ecosystems of our planet,” said Evhen Dykyi, Director of the National Antarctic Scientific Center.
What a season. ❄️🌎
Railotech retweeted
Strength and agility: meet our icebreakers! 🚢
From the St. Lawrence all the way to the #Arctic, these powerful and versatile vessels keep commercial shipping lanes open, support northern communities, and safeguard maritime safety no matter the conditions.
ALT Graphic showing the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreakers. A map of Canada highlights the Arctic, Atlantic, Western, and Central regions. Two categories of vessels are listed: Heavy Icebreakers — Louis S. St-Laurent and Terry Fox — and Medium Icebreakers — Amundsen, Des Groseilliers, Henry Larsen, Pierre Radisson, Captain Molly Kool, Jean Goodwill, and Vincent Massey. Illustrations of icebreaker ships appear alongside the lists.
Railotech retweeted
Did you know Finland has designed more than 80% and constructed more than 60% of the world’s icebreakers? On the margins of the ICE Pact Coordinators’ Meeting, Ambassador Brodie visited @Railotech to see how some of the world’s most advanced icebreakers are designed and tested.
Railotech retweeted
U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking operations have concluded after a severe 2025–2026 winter season.
6,900+ hours. 30+ cutters. Nearly 1,000 vessels supported.
A robust domestic icebreaker fleet has never been more critical. Energy security, strategic mobility, and waterways kept open it mattered most.
Read more here: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…
#USCG #Icebreaking #MTS #Commerce
Railotech retweeted
🧊Suomen uuden jäänmurtajan rakentaminen on tarkoitus aloittaa ensi vuonna.
💬”Uusi jäänmurtajamme on osa jäänmurtokaluston uudistamista ja talvimerenkulun pitkäjänteistä turvaamista”, kirjoittaa pääjohtaja @KWihlman
#jäänmurto #jäänmurtaja
ALT Pääjohtaja Wihlman ja lainaus: Uusi jäänmurtajamme on osa jäänmurtokaluston uudistamista ja talvimerenkulun pitkäjänteistä turvaamista.
Railotech retweeted
Spring #Icebreaking operations on the Great Lakes are in full swing, with crews working long days to keep traffic moving across these inland waters.
Check out CCGS Judy LaMarsh in action, assisting multiple vessels in the ice in Whitefish Bay, on Lake Superior, in early April.
Railotech retweeted
Vartiolaiva Turva ja jäänmurtaja Polaris harjoittelivat ympäristövahinkojen estämistä.
Lue koko tiedote Rajan nettisivuilta: raja.fi/-/vartiolaiva-turva-…
ALT Vartiolaiva Turva on ottamassa jäänmurtaja Polarista hätähinaukseen.
ALT Polariksen vuoro hinata Turvaa.
ALT Turva hätähinaa Polarista.
Railotech retweeted
What happens when #Arctic shipping becomes more accessible, but no less hazardous?
A new episode of 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, an ABS #Podcast, drops April 13, exploring how ICESIGHTS and other emerging tools could support safer Arctic operations, better bridge decision-making and the future of ice-class shipping.
Subscribe now so you don’t miss it.
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Featuring:
· Rob Hindley, Railo Technology Inc (@Railotech)
· Dr. Oscar De Silva, Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador (@MemorialU)
· Ed Moakler, ABS
Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you’ll know as soon as the episode is released.
#maritime