Multidisciplinary Scientific Expedition Sets Sail July 10 Aboard the CCGS Amundsen
of the Canadian Arctic and Greenland, collecting samples and data to better understand the environmental and ecological changes affecting the North. The expedition will also help strengthen Canada's scientific presence in Arctic waters.Coordinated by Amundsen Science in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard, this 139-day expedition will enable research teams to explore several key regions, including the Labrador Sea, Baffin Bay, the Northwest Passage, Nares Strait, the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area, and several fjords along West Greenland and in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The expedition
Breaking the Ice on Arctic Research
Deck machinery, such as winches, launch and recovery systems, and cranes, can transform almost any vessel into a floating laboratory, supporting the technology necessary for scientific data collection and analysis. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Amundsen is no exception, as Canada's only icebreaker equipped with scientific facilities in support of national and international multidisciplinary research programs. On board, the vessel boasts 65 scientific systems, 22 fixed and portable laboratories, and 300m2 of wet and dry workspace to perform chemical and biological experiments, analyze
Ocean-Bottom Seismometers Play Crucial Role in Offshore Sensing
aimed at “catching” a volcanic eruption, which scientists expect to erupt within the next year or so. This is focused on the Endeavour Ridge, part of the Juan de Fuca Ridge system, which lies off the west coast of Vancouver Island.For these projects, NFSI was able to use a large Canadian Coast Guard ship equipped with a dedicated over-the-side pole deployment for the Gyro USBL transceiver.Operations during Pacific Coast Seismic Assessment for Faults and Earthquakes (PACSAFE) project. Photo from Geological Survey of Canada.Endeavour:The Endeavour mission, a collaborative effort between
COAST Announces Four Successful Clean Energy Innovation Challenge Participants
successful participants of an Innovation Challenge to be delivered through Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace and enabled by the BC Marine Energy and Decarbonization Hub, a joint initiative of COAST and the University of Victoria.This Innovation Challenge is designed to help address the Canadian Coast Guard's goal to decarbonize land-based operations in remote coastal areas of British Columbia. It targets new innovations that can displace diesel at remote locations, utilizing renewable energy sources (including marine renewables), as well as advanced energy management and storage solutions
Zelim Opens New Canada Office in Nova Scotia
its AI-enabled technologies, which are designed to enhance the safety and security of operations at sea.The move builds on Zelim’s foothold in the Canadian cruise, ferry and defence industries. In 2024 Zelim demonstrated its flagship man-overboard detection and monitoring system, ZOE, to the Canadian Coast Guard and other maritime partners. Following this, the company was selected in 2025 for the NATO DIANA Phase II programme, through which ZOE was used in a major NATO naval exercise and introduced to the Royal Canadian Navy. Since then, Zelim also secured a commercial contract with BC Ferries in
Canadian Research Vessel Headed Home
The Canadian Coast Guard’s new research vessel, CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, has officially begun its transit from Victoria, British Columbia, to its homeport in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is the largest dedicated science vessel ever built for the Canadian Coast Guard. It is expected to begin its first science program delivery in Spring 2027 focused on oceanographic research, geophysical surveys and hydrographic surveys.The vessel will be homeported at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and will spend 2026 conducting post-acceptance trials for the
U.S. Icebreaker Build Plan Moves Forward at Warp Speed
to two vessels in Finland with delivery expected in 2028 under the contracts formally announced by the U.S. Coast Guard last week. Bollinger will construct up to four cutters in the U.S; the first U.S.-built vessel is expected in 2029.Seaspan’s MPI design ... originally designed for the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) long-range, multi-mission operations in extreme Arctic conditions ... was developed in partnership with Aker Arctic Technology Inc. of Finland (Aker) and under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), is ready for production enabling construction on the ASC program
Seaspan Delivers Canadian Coast Guard Research Vessel
Seaspan Shipyards has officially delivered the Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV), CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).The OOSV is the fourth large vessel, and second class of ship, to be built and delivered by Seaspan under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS).CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is named after a well-respected elder from Nunavik who was a renowned promoter of Inuit language and culture.The ship will replace CCGS Hudson, which was decommissioned in 2022 following 59 years of dedicated service.The new OOSV will be Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s primary oceanogra
Icebreaker Construction: Seaspan, Bollinger, Rauma and Aker Arctic Team to Build USCG Icebreakers
Technology.The Seaspan-Aker Multi-Purpose Icebreaker (MPI) design exceeds all Coast Guard ASC requirements and supports all 11 statutory missions. Capable of breaking four feet of ice, traveling 12,000 nautical miles, and operating over 60 days without resupply, the MPI design is shared with the Canadian Coast Guard fleet, ensuring interoperability and creating the world’s largest class of multi-mission icebreakers.By combining a ready-to-build design with a clear transition to full U.S. production, the partnership promises a fastest-path, lowest-risk solution for delivering critical polar capability
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