Overview
- Rauma Marine Constructions will build two cutters in Finland for 2028 delivery, with the yard saying construction begins immediately.
- Bollinger Shipyards received a contract for up to four cutters targeted for 2029 delivery, leveraging its Gulf Coast facilities and long Coast Guard cutter track record.
- The vessels will follow the multi-purpose icebreaker design developed by Seaspan Shipyards with Aker Arctic Technology.
- Coast Guard leaders say the new cutters will reinforce U.S. presence and uphold sovereignty in the Arctic in response to adversaries’ actions.
- The awards follow a U.S.–Finland agreement to use Finnish icebreaking expertise now while building domestic capacity over time as part of broader Arctic force modernization.