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Against backdrop of Suez blockage, Finnish designer presents an icebreaking container ship for shorter Arctic routes

Last week, Aker Arctic published the concept of an icebreaking container ship for the Arctic. The next day the Ever Given halted traffic in the Suez canal for nearly a week.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer March 29, 2021
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Ship designers with Aker Arctic in Finland could likely not have found a better-timed opportunity to introduce its latest study: an ice-breaking Arctic container ship.

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