.@WajnerD warns that US military intervention in Venezuela could set a global precedent. If America legitimizes such actions in its "backyard," he argues, it becomes harder to oppose similar moves by China toward Taiwan or Russia toward its neighbors.
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For the volume US is now talking, only Korea and Japan (if China is excluded). If the objective is to have a a large volume of vessels operating in a reasonable time. To do that in Europe will require a ”man on the moon commitment”. And building is the easy part. Where shall experienced crews come from?
@chantierdavie@CoastGuardCAN Yes, it was an innovation when first introduced in 1969. As Coast Guard writes, it does not actually break the ice. It reduces the friction of the icebreaking hull to improve icebreaking performance.
@cj_bernhardsson De startades av entreprenörer, starka personligheter, men förvaltas idag ägare som är rädda för risker. Fler borde bejaka bolag med starka entreprenörer.
Arctic Marine Solutions has been selected as operating partner for the scientific Arctic Coring operation(Arctic Ocean Paleoceanography-ArcOP) that will take place in August-September 2022 in the Arctic Ocean on the Lomonosov ridge. Read more about it on: https://t.co/2fSD0qFGfr
@AkerArctic There are press reports about damage to one of the Azipods from ice. Have you picked up any news on where that might have happened? Transit told two days longer than for previous vessel so could be correct that something happend?
@icenav57 If AIVIQ has CPPs in ducts but no flywheels on shafts, how can one avoid back torque stalling engines during ice breaking? If correct, then som upgrades required?
@AkerArctic @a2NavArc The point with VIDAR VIKING at the North Pole is that it was assisted by both Russian nuclear icebreaker SOVIETSKIY SOYOUZ and the icebreaker ODEN. And it is up to to the assisting icebreakers to keep the assisted vessel safe. Which they did.
@AkerArctic For the Arctic, methanol could well be an attractive option? Can be made from natural gas, but also from other greener sources over time. It is a transitional fuel, ie not locked into only gas.20% lost in conversion fm gas, but easier to handle?