Polaris (icebreaker)
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Polaris is a Finnish icebreaker. Built in 2016 by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, she is the most powerful icebreaker ever to fly the Finnish flag and the first icebreaker in the world to feature environmentally friendly dual-fuel engines capable of using both low-sulfur marine diesel oil (LSMDO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Polaris was initially ordered by the Finnish Transport Agency, but the ownership was transferred to the state-owned icebreaker operator Arctia after delivery.
Polaris on full-scale ice trials in the Gulf of Bothnia on 24 March 2017
Polaris under construction at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.
Polaris off Kemi on 23 March 2017
Polaris leaving for second sea trials on 16 June 2016 with the original coloring scheme.
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
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Arctech Helsinki Shipyard was a Finnish shipbuilding company that focused primarily on icebreakers and other icegoing vessels for arctic conditions.
Hietalahti shipyard in May 2011, shortly after Arctech Helsinki Shipyard was established. The building on the right is the shipyard's covered Panamax-sized dry dock.
Image: MT Yuriy Kuchiev