As global warming continues and sea lanes open in the Arctic, the world’s major powers are pouring money into the construction of icebreaker ships.

Meet Captain Arctic, a 70-meter explorer yacht designed for low-impact polar travel, led by the world’s youngest female ...

THIS is the incredible moment a stranded 200-passenger luxury cruise ship was saved by a US icebreaker in Antarctica. Footage shows Polar Star, the US military’s only active heavy icebreaker, ...

Environmental campaigners have called on the European Commission and national governments to back a proposed Arctic fuel mandate in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), aimed at reducing ...

As the US ramps up its Arctic strategy, President Trump has emphasized the need for advanced icebreakers, turning to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak recently detected the Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di, a Liberian-flagged ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Growing up in Canada, I always considered the Arctic part of my ...

A U.S. navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter sits with its rotors folded on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima while the vessel is docked in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 17. In ...

Canada’s Arctic patrol vessels are designed to operate completely on their own, far from ports, roads, or help. This explains ...