“Helsinki Shipyard Begins Construction of Canadian Polar Icebreaker” –60 Degrees North

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Canada’s Polar Max. I had the opportunity to attend the steel-cutting ceremony. Photo: Peter Rybski

60 Degrees North reports,

From an August 20th Davie press release:

In a historic milestone for the Canadian shipbuilding industry, Davie today officially began construction of the Polar Max icebreaker, a vessel that, once delivered by 2030, will redefine Canada’s Arctic capabilities.

Uniquely, Polar Max will be constructed through an innovative industrial collaboration between Canadian-controlled facilities in Helsinki, Finland and Lévis, Canada. Construction on the Polar Max hull will begin at Davie’s Helsinki Shipyard, which has built 100% of the complex medium to heavy icebreakers delivered from Finland over the past 25 years.

3 thoughts on ““Helsinki Shipyard Begins Construction of Canadian Polar Icebreaker” –60 Degrees North”

  1. Impressive yard

    Production work is beginning a little more than five months after the construction contract was signed, and less than one year after the first contract associated with the program—$16.47 million (Canadian) for advance work—was awarded in September 2024. Davie plans on delivering the ship in 2030 (at the latest), but previously stated that it could deliver the ship in 36 months had it been built entirely in Finland.

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  3. https://www.navaltoday.com/2026/06/02/canada-marks-construction-milestone-for-future-arctic-polar-icebreaker/?utm_placeholder_value=&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NavalToday_Newsletter&cdmwt=QQABBR4AAKBAA4VPolPSBwTsC3JhEiEUJAtRKg

    “Canada has marked a construction milestone in the development of its future Arctic polar icebreaker Polar Max, as shipbuilder Davie advances work on the vessel.“

    I think this is their version of a keel laying.

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