Aker Arctic participated in Northwest Passage voyage onboard MSV Nordica
Finnish icebreakers of Arctia Shipping, MSV Nordica and MSV Fennica are returning home from their duties as ice management vessels from Chukchi Sea operations. Aker Arctic says shorter route through Canadian arctic archipelago, the Northwest Passage, was chosen to save time and fuel. At the same time, operation in more challenging ice conditions was demonstrated and proven together with Canadian and American partners.
Two of Aker Arctic experts, Riku Kiili and Cayetana Ruiz de Almiron de Andres, joined the voyage of icebreaker MSV Nordica from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Nuuk, Greenland. The team learned and made observations about ice conditions, vessel operations and performance in ice, ship systems and got valuable design inputs, as well as practical experience on how the vessel is used as a whole.
Aker Arctic is an independent company specialising in development, design, engineering, consulting and testing services for ice-going vessels, icebreakers, offshore marine structures, marine transport solutions and ports.