Polar icebreakers are in high demand as warming temperatures and melting ice open new Arctic trade routes saving shippers ...

China and Russia have a big lead in efforts to control once impenetrable Arctic waters. The U.S. is spending billions on new icebreakers in a race to catch up.

China’s polar icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai, China, on Thursday after a 160 day voyage as part of ...

A welcoming ceremony is held for China's research icebreaker Xuelong in Shanghai, east China, April 9, 2026. Xuelong, or Snow ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. lacks icebreaking capability in the Arctic and Antarctic and should build four polar icebreakers with heavy icebreaking capability to help minimize the life-cycle costs of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2020. (Petty Officer 1st Class ...

On a dreary November day in Seattle, the U.S. Coast Guard put its past and future on display. Within sight of the Space Needle, three eye-catching red icebreakers towered over Pier 36. It was the ...

The United States has enduring national and strategic interests in the Arctic and Antarctic, and the importance of these regions is growing with time. In the north, the United States has territory and ...

CNW/ - Davie is proud to announce the launch of construction of the Polar Max, Canada's next–generation polar icebreaker, at its shipyard in Lévis.

SHANGHAI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's polar icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai in east China on ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced a contract award to secure five Arctic Security Cutters, bringing the total amount of cutters being manufactured to 11 to meet President Donald Trump's executive orders ...

The U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers Polar Star (at background), Healy (at left) and Storis (at foreground) are seen together at Coast Guard Base Seattle on Oct. 26, 2025, marking the first time since ...