The icebreaker “Arktika” arrived back in St. Petersburg on September 12 after repairs in Kronstadt. (Photo: Anton Haas, St. Petersburg) According to the shipyard “Kronstadt Marine Plan”, the “Arktika”, the class leader of the new...
The new Australian icebreaker “RSV Nuyina” off the Dutch Damen shipyard in Vlissingen is ready to go ‘home’. (Photo: Pete Harmsen) Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker “RSV Nuyina” has begun its 24,000 km voyage home to...
UPDATE: The JAMSTEC has released more information about its planned icebreaker. In an informational video, the Agency for Marine Science and Technology has brought its still-unnamed research icebreaker to life. In the 6-minute video, the specifications and the...
The South Korean research icebreaker Araon got caught in the middle of an Arctic cyclone in 2016 and was given involuntarily the opportunity to shed light on why the powerful storms are causing Arctic sea ice to shrink so quickly. Photo: Joo-Hong Kim, Korea Polar...
As a rule, the National People’s Congress consists of around 3,000 members, making it formally the largest parliament in the world. During the multi-day event, economic targets, the budget and the new five-year plan from 2021 to 2025 will be up for debate....