ARCTIC CHALLENGER

  • General
    • Vessel Name : ARCTIC CHALLENGER 0
    • Operator : CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 341 0
    • Vessel Type : 43 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
  • Location
    • City : SEATTLE 0
    • STATE : WA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 4717 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 9600 232
  • Size
    • Register length : 294.7 257
    • Regular Breadth : 104.4 257
    • Overall Length : 294.7 257
    • Overall Breadt : 104.4 257
    • Load draft : 16.7 257
    • Light Draft : 4.1 257
    • Height : 64 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1976 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 574046 0

CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES

  • Area of Operation : ALASKA / WEST COAST 0
  • Principal Commodity : REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 0

BARGE

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

ITB

  • Type : 74 0
  • Construction : A 0

KLAMATH

  • Type : 74 0
  • Construction : A 0

RAYSONS

  • Type : 74 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Russia-China Military Ops in Arctic Flash 'Concerning Signals'

Russia-China Military Ops in Arctic Flash 'Concerning Signals'

The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent military collaboration in the region sends "concerning signals", the U.S. Arctic ambassador said.Russia and China have stepped up military cooperation in the Arctic while deepening overall ties in recent years that include China supplying Moscow with dual-use goods despite

LNG Carriers Shift Away from Arctic Routes as Winter Nears

LNG Carriers Shift Away from Arctic Routes as Winter Nears

Ships carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia are returning to the longer routes around Africa's Cape of Good Hope rather than those along the Arctic shore as the winter season begins, LSEG data showed on Thursday.Russia's new Arctic LNG 2 project also lacks enough ice-class gas carriers to continue navigation along the Northern Sea Route, although some such tankers still sail it.

Russia Designing Nuclear-powered Submarines to Transport Gas from the Arctic

Russia Designing Nuclear-powered Submarines to Transport Gas from the Arctic

Russia has begun designing nuclear-powered submarines to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Arctic to Asia to try to nearly halve the journey time along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), a senior state official has said.Russia already uses nuclear-powered ice breakers to pave the way for such transport via the NSR

US Slaps Sanctions on Vessels Linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2

US Slaps Sanctions on Vessels Linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on two companies and two vessels linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, Washington's latest step to add costs on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.The Arctic 2 project, 60% owned by Russia's Novatek had been due to become Russia's largest liquefied natural gas plant with eventual output of 19.8 million metric tons per year of LNG from three trains.

Russia Opens 2024 Arctic Route for Shipping Urals Crude to Asia

Russia Opens 2024 Arctic Route for Shipping Urals Crude to Asia

Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has started this year's transportation of Urals crude oil to Asia via the Northern Sea Route, according to market sources and LSEG data on Tuesday, as melting ice opens the Arctic route for transit shipments.Russia wants alternative routes to Asia from its western ports as Western sanctions have made it increasingly difficult for its fleet to operate in waters

US, Canada, Finland Launch Effort to Build Icebreaking Ships

US, Canada, Finland Launch Effort to Build Icebreaking Ships

The U.S., Canada and Finland will form a consortium to build icebreaker ships, a senior U.S. administration official said, a move intended to bolster the allies' shipbuilding and counter Russia and China in increasingly strategic polar regions.The initiative, called the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort or ICE pact

China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage

China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage

A Chinese radio station on Monday started broadcasts on Arctic sea ice conditions off Russia's coast for vessels sailing the Northeast Passage, as China seeks to further utilise the world's northernmost routes as alternatives to the Suez Canal.Arctic sea routes are increasingly being used as an alternative global trade route connecting the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean to major economies as

Rosatom Inks Deal with Chinese Shipping Company on Arctic Route

Rosatom Inks Deal with Chinese Shipping Company on Arctic Route

Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese shipping company to establish a year-round container line between the two countries via the Arctic's Northern Sea Route (NSR), it said on Thursday.Russian President Vladimir Putin has talked up prospects for the Arctic corridor as Russia shifts its trade eastwards in response to Western sanctions over

Suspected Somali Pirates Taken to Seychelles

Suspected Somali Pirates Taken to Seychelles

A group of suspected Somali pirates has been aprehended and transported to justice officials in Seychelles, EU counter-piracy forces said.The six men are accused of attempting to hijack the Marshall Islands-flagged merchant tanker vessel Chrystal Arctic in the Gulf of Aden on May 10.

Lack of Arctic Tankers Puts Russia's LNG Development Dreams on Ice

Lack of Arctic Tankers Puts Russia's LNG Development Dreams on Ice

Russia is hoping its shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will offset a sharp fall in pipeline gas exports to Europe, but a shortage of gas tankers and sanctions hold back its plans, analysts and industry sources said.Russia wants to boost its share of the LNG market to 20% by 2030 from 8% now

FINLAND: ‘A Birthplace for Icebreakers’

FINLAND: ‘A Birthplace for Icebreakers’

Finnish companies have designed about 80 percent of the world’s icebreakers, and about 60 percent of them have been built by Finnish shipyards.Finland is home to a strong and vibrant maritime cluster, with a mix of large, medium and small shipyards, as well as a deep pool of marine engineering expertise and a broad network of vessel equipment suppliers.

Kongsberg Discovery Partners with Arctic Storm for Advanced US-built Trawler-processor

Kongsberg Discovery Partners with Arctic Storm for Advanced US-built Trawler-processor

The first US-built trawler-processor for Alaskan pollock in over three decades is now undergoing sea trials in the Northern Pacific, testing an integrated technology package from Kongsberg Discovery tailored to locate, inspect, and engage fish with unparalleled efficiency.The 100-meter-long Arctic Fjord, designed by Kongsberg Maritime and built by Louisiana’s Thoma-Sea Marine Constructor