This means that the German research vessel Polarstern, or its successor which is in the drawing board and should be completed by 2015, could be deployed the whole year in Antarctica.

It is intended to replace both current BAS vessels RRS James Clark Ross (JCR) and RRS Ernest Shackleton. A new polar research vessel is currently being designed for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

The £200m RRS Sir David Attenborough is described as a floating polar research laboratory The vessel the public once hoped to name Boaty McBoatface is poised to return to Antarctica after making ...

[Photo/Xinhua] China commissioned on Thursday an advanced, multifunctional research ship, which is expected to enhance the country's oceanic and polar survey capabilities. Tansuo 3, or Exploration ...

The submersible will be launched from a specially designed polar research ship named Tan Suo San Hao (Explorer Three), ...

The BBC’s Rebecca Morelle takes a tour of RRS Sir David Attenborough The UK's new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has completed basic sea trials and is ready to undertake ...

The research vessel, which comes with a total price tag ... vice director of the National Institute of Polar Research. “Rather, it impacts the entire globe, including Japan.” ...

Furthermore, the use of anti-roll tanks (ART) in polar research vessels has been investigated to address the challenges posed by large amplitude roll motions during storms. A numerical model using ...

The independently built multifunctional research vessel Tan Suo San Hao (Explorer 3) was launched on Thursday to conduct crewed deep-sea operations in polar areas and boost Beijing’s ...

YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...

For safety, one person oversees field researchers from the vessel. [KOREA POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE] Scientists in the Arctic and Antarctica say humans are triggering climate change, warning that ...