EventThe Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s economic arm, via the joint venture Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services and Horizon Naval Engineering, has secured Finland‑built polar‑class icebreaker Nordica for Canadian Arctic waters. It will be delivered before year‑end 2026 and chartered by the Canadian Coast Guard under an $18 million contract to boost shipping capacity, support search‑and‑rescue and environmental operations across the Northwest Passage starting spring 2027.
A joint venture between the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Horizon Naval Engineering will acquire Finland‑built polar‑class icebreaker Nordica for Canadian Arctic waters, with an $18 million charter to support shipping, search‑and‑rescue and environmental missions across the Northwest Passage starting in spring 2027.
A joint venture between Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services and Horizon Naval Engineering delivers the polar‑class icebreaker Nordica built in Finland, which will operate alongside Canadian Coast Guard vessels starting spring, boosting Arctic shipping capacity to support growing communities.
A new polar‑class icebreaker, Nordica, built in Finland, is slated to join the Arctic fleet by year‑end and begin operating next spring with Canadian Coast Guard vessels, boosting shipping capacity for northern communities.
Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services is set to deliver the Polar Class icebreaker Nordica into Canadian Arctic waters for the Canadian Coast Guard, bolstering maritime safety and sovereignty enforcement.
