NORDIC ICEBREAKER INVESTMENT IN THE OFFING

A new generation of powerful icebreakers is planned by Finland and Sweden for escort work in the changing operating environment of the Baltic Sea, writes David Tinsley.

Time-served: Swedish icebreaker Atle, built at Helsinki in 1974. (Image courtesy of Aker Arctic).

A new generation of powerful icebreakers is planned by Finland and Sweden for escort work in the changing operating environment of the Baltic Sea, writes David Tinsley.