The ship will complement the icebreaker “Almirante Irízar” in supplying the 13 Argentine Antarctic bases (Photo Twitter) The Argentine government approved this Tuesday the funds for the state shipyard Tandanor to advance, together with the Finnish consulting firm Aker Arctic, in the design and construction of a new polar ship that complements the “Almirante Irízar” icebreaker in supplying the thirteen Argentine Antarctic bases. The project, which had begun in 2014 and was suspended during the previous government, seeks to provide the Argentine Navy with a large-capacity cargo and fuel-transport vessel that can navigate in Antarctic waters with the presence of … Continue reading Argentina designs a new polar ship together with Finland