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Finnish ice breaker chartered by Arctic in Canada
The Finnish state-owned icebreaking company Arctia has secured a contract to deploy the 'Nordica' to Canada’s Arctic later in 2026, providing additional capacity for the Canadian Coast Guard, as Ottawa continued to expand its presence in the North. Under the agreement, Arctia will charter the 'Nordica' through the Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services (QHAS), an Inuit-owned joint venture, with the Horizon Naval Engineering serving as the contractual counterpart. The vessel will support the Canadian Coast Guard with civilian operations including icebreaking, ice management, search and rescue, and environmental response. The ice breaker will not participate in any governmental, law enforcement, or defense-related missions. The vessel, supplied from Finland, was to operate independently while coordinating with the Canadian Coast Guard to provide icebreaking and navigation support throughout Canadian Arctic waters. The contract was initially for one year with extension options.
Multipurpose icebreaker Nordica assists traffic in the Gulf of Finland
Arctia says its multipurpose icebreaker Nordica left Rauma and began assisting marine traffic as the Finnish icebreaking season’s eight icebreaker on Wednesday 28 February 2018. MSV Nordica will work in the Gulf of Finland. Arctia’s icebreakers Kontio, Otso, Polaris, Urho and Fennica already assist traffic in the Bothnian Bay and the Kvarken, and icebreakers Voima and Sisu in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland. “We now head towards the Gulf of Finland through the Archipelago Sea. On the way we will check the ice situation on the fairways to Förby and Taalintehdas. At the outset, our operational area will cover areas east of Kantvik”, says Jyri Viljanen, Master of MSV Nordica. Arctia Ltd. is a shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of eight icebreakers. The company provides icebreaking services, ice management and specialized multipurpose vessel services, along with the management and chartering of ships in Finland and abroad. In July 2017 Arctia’s multipurpose icebreaker Nordica crossed the Northwest Passage (NWP) for the second time. The vessel currently holds the records for both the earliest and the latest season transits of the NWP. Arctia Ltd. continues the 140-year-old Finnish icebreaking tradition by deploying one of the strongest icebreaker fleets in the world. In Finland, icebreaking services are financed through a market-driven system based on fairway dues. Finnish icebreakers are available for charter missions in polar areas.
MSV Nordica joined Arctic Circle Assembly 2017 in Reykjavík, Iceland
This year the Arctic Circle Assembly will be joined by truly concrete Arctic expertise as the Finnish multipurpose icebreaker MSV Nordica moors Miðbakki berth, just a stone’s throw from Harpa Conference Center. According to Arctia Ltd., this vessel has served in fairway icebreaking, ice management and various maritime service tasks all over the Arctic. It currently holds the record for both the earliest and the latest season transit of the Northwest Passage. This July it traversed the Northwest Passage for the second time, carrying on board researchers. The vessel owner Arctia Offshore Ltd. decided to send MSV Nordica to this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly in celebration of the centenary of Finland’s independence and chairmanship in the Arctic Council. Arctia’s President and CEO Mr. Tero Vauraste also currently chairs the Arctic Economic Council.
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