I am afraid all I have is the head line and the lead in to a story behind a pay wall. I expect we will learn more.
“Cutting of steel on the first new Coast Guard heavy polar icebreaker could happen in the coming months, which is close to a year later than originally expected, but the forecast to start production still appears hazy.”

Some commentary. https://www.workboat.com/viewpoints/put-up-or-shut-up?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=NzU2LUZXSi0wNjEAAAF-Ax3THwwwNzF6ziHVmvqwqG3kMKt3EHcgayzP4vjKydj_sz_KmQrFJNhQVHC-I0yJc_q0NIljcaQACEztYFB4X5Z08NwBoC13Qmr8WZoTGzZ4
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