American shipbuilder, Davie Defense, has been awarded a contract from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to build five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), a new class of polar icebreaker critical to increasing U.S. presence in the Arctic.<\/p>\n
Davie Defense press release<\/p>\n
As part of the program of up to 11 total ASCs, authorized\u00a0by the Presidential Memorandum \u201cConstruction of Arctic Security Cutters,\u201d\u00a0two ASCs will be constructed in Finland at Davie Defense\u2019s sister facility, Helsinki Shipyard. Building in Finland ensures the shipbuilder can meet the USCG\u2019s accelerated schedule to deliver the first ASC in 2028. American shipbuilders will work and learn alongside Helsinki\u2019s world-leading icebreaker builders. This will support the efficient all-American construction of three ASCs at Davie\u2019s facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas.<\/p>\n
Kai Skvarla, Chief Executive Officer, Davie Defense, said: \u201cWe\u2019re deeply honored by this vote of confidence. We can\u2019t wait to get started on delivering mission-ready cutters to our valued U.S. Coast Guard partner. By anchoring construction in Texas, while drawing on Helsinki Shipyard\u2019s proven icebreaker expertise, we can deliver the ASCs to meet the Coast Guard\u2019s operational needs in the world\u2019s harshest environments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davie\u2019s ASC design is based on a proven platform with seven previous variants delivered from Helsinki Shipyard. These variants are all in service today.<\/p>\n
Davie Defense is the U.S. arm of INOCEA, a UK-owned maritime group with operations in Finland, Canada and the U.S. In 2025, INOCEA acquired Gulf Copper & Manufacturing\u2019s shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur.<\/p>\n
James Davies, Co-Founder, INOCEA Group, said: \u201cThis contract underscores our role as a trusted Arctic shipbuilding partner to the U.S. Coast Guard. As strategic competition in the Arctic accelerates, we are fully committed to delivering world-class icebreakers capable of enabling sustained operations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex Vicefield, Co-Founder, INOCEA Group, said: \u201cOur focus is on disciplined execution for the U.S. Coast Guard \u2013 combining proven designs with Helsinki Shipyard\u2019s world-leading expertise helping re-establish world-class shipbuilding capability in Texas, where we will deliver cutters on-time and on-budget.\u201d<\/p>\n
Further details regarding program milestones will be announced in coordination with the USCG.<\/p>\n
About the Arctic Security Cutter Program<\/p>\n
The ASC is a new class of polar icebreakers designed to conduct U.S. Coast Guard missions in the world\u2019s most challenging maritime environments. The ASC will provide the Coast Guard with a modern icebreaking fleet to support national security, maritime safety, and polar access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American shipbuilder, Davie Defense, has been awarded a contract from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to build…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[87],"tags":[8237,158,113,8238,7799],"class_list":["post-10431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-helsinki","tag-arctic-security-cutter","tag-finland","tag-helsinki","tag-ice-breaker","tag-uscg"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}