EADaily, February 27th, 2026. Russian icebreakers are helping ships in the Finnish waters of the Gulf of Finland. Independently, neighbors cannot cope with abnormally thick ice, which paralyzes the ...

Russian icebreakers Sibir and Murmansk join Gulf of Finland ice operations as cargo ships get stuck. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

Russian icebreakers have come to the aid of ships that are stuck in the ice of the Gulf of Finland. This was announced on February 27 on the website of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.It ...

The Finnish transport infrastructure agency pointed out that this is being done in accordance with routine practices of winter navigation ...

Mega-ships have been a hit for many cruise lines and can feel like the new normal across the industry, but not all ships are getting bigger.

A top Norwegian military official identified icebreakers as one of the capability gaps that exist between NATO and Russia and ...

Mystic Seaport Museum workers are digging heavy snow off historic wooden ships, including the Charles W. Morgan, without damaging the decks. On Tuesday, they used only rubber and plastic shovels.

For centuries, ships that entered the polar regions were crushed like toys in a vise of shifting ice. Entire crews vanished when hulls splintered under relentless pressure. Then engineers created ...

Last week, Russian icebreakers appeared in the Baltic Sea near Estonia. Among them were one of the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreakers "Sibir." ...

Even with a sturdy ship and the help of satellite images, negotiating the frozen ocean requires a dose of humility before nature’s might.

SOUTHERN OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 and marked its 50th year of commissioned ...