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Put up or shut up
| 题名： | Put up or shut up |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Ken Hocke |
| 摘要： | As the ice at the top of the world melts, the Russians are trying to put themselves in position to control a new shipping route in the northern waters of the world. They say they have the right to collect escort tariffs and hope to freeze out the U.S., China and other countries with hopes of controlling global shipping routes never before available. The U.S. has other ideas. It's about time we catch up with the rest of the world when it comes to building new icebreakers to service the North and South poles. And that's exactly what the U.S. is doing. The Coast Guard is recapitalizing its polar icebreaker fleet to ensure continued access to both polar regions and support the nation's economic, commercial, maritime and national security needs. The plan is to build three heavy and three medium icebreakers. Toward that end, VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, was awarded a contract for the detail, design and construction of the lead Polar Security Cutter (PSC). Construction on the first PSC is planned to begin this year with contract delivery planned for 2024. (Delivery may be moved up to 2023.)The contract includes financial incentives for earlier delivery. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Work Boat |
| 卷： | 78 |
| 期： | 8 |
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