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A Paradigm Shift
Arctic Region –
average temperature
of the warmest month
is below 10°C (50°F)
Artic Circle
(Lat. 66°32’ N) – an
imaginary line where
the sun does not set
on the day of the
summer solstice (≈ 21
June), nor rise on the
winter solstice ≈ 21
Dec.
Ice Breaking History
IB Yamal
Finnish Icebreakers
9 IB operation is simple
and until recently
hasn’t changed for 100
years.
9 The icebreaker leads
the way, its armor
plated bow section
rising slightly above
the sea ice and
cracking it like the
action of a hammer. A
channel of broken ice
and open water
results.
9 The merchant vessels
follow in the wake of
the leading IB.
Typical IB Passage
• In extreme conditions the icebreakers go one step further, taking merchant ships in
tow and delivering them to harbor
Traditional Escorted Transits are
Expensive
With Over 140+ Years of Ice
Breaking Transits
Podded propellers
Double Acting Vessels
Azipods chew
through ice ridge.
Vessel continuously
moving
Model Basin Test Confirm Design
Ahead if by Sea
Astern if by Ice
DATs - A Practical Success
15t/21m
HFO TANK
PROTECTED
WITH DOUBLE
SKIN.
Conv.
25 MW
K P&S
LWL LWL
P TAN
SLO
WB
DAT
15t/21m
HFO TANK
17 MW
PROTECTED
WITH DOUBLE
SKIN.
LWL LWL
K P&S
P TAN
SLO
9 Diesel Electric
Propulsion: Dual
fueled Wartsila DF50
engine
9 Dual Azipod drives
9 Ice breaking stern
9 Bow thruster
9 Modified ice bow for
thin ice and open
water passages
Ice Management