US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic

US, Canada, and Finland plan to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSICEBREAKER FLEETS – President Joe Biden, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, greet Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, as they arrive for a welcome ceremony at the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP) WASHINGTON — The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their defenses in the Arctic, where Russia has be…

US, Canada and Finland Partner to Develop Polar Icebreaker Shipbuilding

With the race on to access the Arctic and expand reach into the Antarctic, the U.S., Canada, and Finland today announced a new collaboration designed...

Canada to work with Finland, U.S. on 'Ice Pact' to build icebreakers

OTTAWA — Canada has signed a trilateral agreement with Finland and the U.S. to boost the production of icebreakers in an effort to safeguard the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Bollinger ready to vie for US, Canada, Finland icebreaker contracts

The company will build Polar Security Cutters for the U.S. as it signs an icebreaker pact with Canada and Finland.

US agrees to build icebreakers with Canada, Finland

White House hopes Ice Pact will boost shipbuilding in democratic countries while it addresses Arctic challenges.

US, Canada & Finland to strengthen Arctic defences with more icebreakers

Beijing has sought to tighten its relationship with Moscow as much of the West has tried to economically isolate Russia in the aftermath of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.