Two helicopters were used to unload and transport the supplies from the vessel to the “Bharati” station. (Photo: FESCO) This Antarctic season, the diesel-electric Vasily Golovnin has not only supplied its own stations. The ship left Cape Town at the end of...
The Indian Maitri Station was built in 1989 in East Antarctica and is getting on in years. The new Maitri II station is scheduled to go into operation in the immediate vicinity in 2029. (Photo: Prof. SP Chavan) India has decided to build a new research station in...
A new research vessel would not only be used logistically, but can also serve as a platform for scientists to conduct research in the marine environment. (Photo: NCPOR) India currently has three research stations in the Antarctic: Bharati, Maitri and Dakshin Gangotri....
Maitri was built between 1988 and 1989 for a period of ten years and is an important station that allows scientists to collect geological, meteorological and geophysical data. (Photo: UBA / H. Germhandt) Currently, India has two operational research stations in...
The “Vasiliy Golovnin” is a Russian icebreaking cargo ship built in the Soviet Union in 1988. The ship is chartered by various nations to supply their Antarctic stations from FESCO. (Photo: FESCO) FESCO Transportation Group has signed a new five-year...