The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) has chosen Helsinki-headquartered Aker Arctic to design the next-generation Baltic Sea assistance icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III)
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The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) has chosen Helsinki-headquartered Aker Arctic to design the next-generation Baltic Sea assistance icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III) project co-financed by the European Union. In addition to initial design, various technical evaluations and concept comparison, the work will include model tests and development of the final concept design package.
FTIA says that vessel will be a B+ size icebreaker between a heavy Ice Class A icebreaker and a medium-sized Ice Class B icebreaker. The B+ will respond agilely to the changing winter conditions in Finland at sea and the growing need for assistance for merchant ships in the future.
“The ice winters of the future at sea will continue to be challenging, and possibly even more challenging than today, as the wind will press ice masses together and the conditions in the ice field will vary,” says y,” says Virpi Anttila, director of division at FTIA. . “The
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