The Canadian Coast Guard marked the keel laying of the polar icebreaker CCGS Imnaryuaq at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards on 14 October 2026, according to a Canadian Coast Guard news release. The Coast Guard describes the vessel as the largest ever built for the service and able to operate year-round in the high Arctic. The keel laying is the moment the first constructed section is put in place and the ship begins to take form.
Railotech has been involved in the Canadian polar icebreaker programme since its inception in 2012, contributing hull form, ice strengthening, stability and winterisation design, and is supplying the Polar Class 2 propeller for the centre shaftline. Read more: Designing Canada’s next polar icebreaker.
