Requirements for icebreakers have been tightened, so wheels were replaced by vents and turbines, and internal combustion ...

Sailing through frozen seas and breaking through thick layers of ice is no easy feat: it demands not only an experienced captain but also a dedicated team. This is something that the crew of Le ...

The US Coast Guard is buying four icebreaker ships from Finland, further bolstering America’s ability to put military assets in the Arctic at a time when Russia and China’s influence in the region is ...

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The deal, announced by President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the White House on Thursday, is a strategic response to the escalating global competition in the Arctic region.

Two U.S. representatives from Michigan are asking the federal government to send at least one new icebreaker ship to the Great Lakes as part of a bilateral deal between the U.S. and Finland. Earlier ...

President Donald Trump will host Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the White House on Thursday to sign a new icebreaker ship pact under which the Nordic nation will build four of the vessels, with ...

WASHINGTON DC - Two Michigan members of Congress are asking President Donald Trump to send a recently obtained icebreaker ship to the Great Lakes. U.S. Reps. Tom Barrett, a Republican, and Hillary ...