Industry

From Baffinland to Deception Bay, Canada looks north for its mining future: Commentary

As I pointed out in my recent article on Arctic exploration, mining activity in…

Finnish shipyard RMC in negotiations to build up to eight icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard

This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…

Canada’s Arctic mineral conundrum: Commentary

Canada has two nickel/copper mines, two highly profitable gold mines (with a third coming…

How to build an icebreaker in three years

It’s not that hard, if you ask the right people. This is a reproduction…

The nitty-gritty detail of an icebreaker contract: Analysis

This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…

Seaspan awarded contract to build heavy icebreaker: Commentary

The Vancouver shipbuilder will build one of Canada’s two planned PC2 vessels. This is…

Exclusive: Scania tries to breathe life into troubled EV battery maker Northvolt
Exclusive: Scania tries to breathe life into troubled EV battery maker Northvolt

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Truckmaker Scania has stepped in to help Northvolt with the day-to-day…

Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas crunch intensifies
Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas crunch intensifies

Homer Electric Association, which serves much of the Kenai Peninsula, recently announced that it…