Brand new Polaris icebreaker ready for action in the Baltic Sea
by: MERJA KIHL AND ARI MONONEN photos: ARCTECH HELSINKI SHIPYARD OY
Arctech Helsinki shipyard gave the finishing touches to the Polaris icebreaker during the last days of summer, ordered by the Finnish Transport Agency. As a product of the latest high technology, the new vessel utilises LNG fuel( liquefied natural gas) to minimise engine emissions and fuel costs.
Polaris will replace some of the aging and outdated Baltic Sea icebreakers. The vessel, handed over to the customer on the 29th of September, has been designed to stay in operation for a span of at least 50 years.
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