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Seaspan Shipyards lays keel for the largest polar icebreaker ever built in Canada

Canada awards contract worth more than C$11 billion to Chantier Davie for six Polar Class 3 Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers

August 24, 2026

Davie Defense breaks ground on $1 billion Gulf Copper shipyard modernization in Texas for U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers

June 2, 2026

Canadian shipbuilder Davie starts construction of next generation icebreaker Polar Max in Lévis

April 1, 2026

TKMS reaches key milestones in new Polarstern icebreaker programme with supplier contracts and successful ice trials

March 26, 2026

U.S. and Finland agree to jointly build 11 icebreakers as Trump authorises Arctic security cutters

President Donald Trump has announced a landmark agreement with Finnish President Alexander Stubb to jointly build 11 new icebreakers to strengthen U.S. operations in the Arctic.

October 9, 2025