“NATO needs an operational roadmap for the Arctic.” The U.S. is also aiming to build more icebreaker ships under the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact with Finland and Canad ...

Customs data show that, in 2022, Russia imported Cividale-branded goods worth 10 million euros ($10.3 million). These include propeller blades for icebreaker ships, parts for steam turbines and pumps ...

Russia has ramped up its military presence in the Arctic in recent years. For example, it has deployed a substantially larger fleet of icebreaker ships — which break up ice in strategic waterways and ...

For example, it has deployed a substantially larger fleet of icebreaker ships — which break up ice in strategic waterways and increase maneuverability for other ships — to the Arctic than the US.

The US has been in a quiet contest with China and Russia over access to the Arctic for years, deploying military icebreaker ships to the region on missions to explore the resource-rich frozen tundra.