Aker Arctic Technology Inc
– the Full Service Ice Technology Partner
A
ker Arctic Technology Inc (Aker Arctic,
facility in Helsinki, the only privately owned
A portfolio of ice going ships is al-
or AARC) was established on Decem-
ice model testing facility in the world and
so available for shipowners and shipyards.
ber 30, 2004 and continues as an inde-
is engaged in the business of research and
Our past references include 60 per
pendent company the operations of the
development services, design and testing
cent of all the world’s icebreakers, many
former Wärtsilä Ice Model Basin (WIMB,
of icebreakers and other ice-going vessels
Arctic or Antarctic research vessels and
1969), Wärtsilä Arctic Research Centre
as well as structures for arctic oil and gas
quite a number of different type of cargo
(WARC, 1983) and Kvaerner Masa-Yards
field operations.
vessels and offshore structures.
Arctic Technology Centre (MARC, 1989).
In addition to model and full scale
The ice model technique developed
On January 1st, 2005 Aker Arctic
testing services, the Company offers all
by us and the FGX model ice is being used
(AARC) organised under an independent
kinds of consulting, design and engineer-
in various other research institutes both in
company. The company employs a staff of
ing services, field expeditions, training and
Finland and Russia. ■
40 persons and has a turnover of 7 mil-
other technology services associated with
lion euros.
technologies and operations in icy or se-
The company is running a brand-new
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verely cold conditions.
More information: www.akerarctic.fi