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ICEBREAKERS "There are probably 70 to 80 polar- class and sub-Arctic icebreakers either under construction, committed or planned worldwide.

These are billion-dollar assets that feed an entire supply chain." ? Philip Lewis,

Director of Research, Intelatus

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Watch the full interview on Maritime Matters: The MarineLink Podcast:

The quest to rebuild the U.S. icebreaker ? eet is an international affair, and part of the project centers on Jim Carr, SVP Engineering, Seaspan Shipyards, and his team that is serving as a design and expertise hinge for construction of the USCG Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) program to be built at Rauma

Marine Constructions and Bollinger Shipyards. Carr has had a long and distinguished career across major U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs, and he shares with Maritime Matters insights on the promise and challenges; while

Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, provide depth and breadth to global icebreaker design, supply chain logistics and construction.

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