WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Maritime Administration has issued a notice called: Request for Information: Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 6 by T. Mitchell Hudson, Secretary, Maritime Administration.
Summary: This notice requests information from the public to assist MARAD in determining which shipyards in the U.S. have the capacity to construct ships capable of operating in ice conditions and to identify what factors would be necessary to further develop and construct icebreaker ships in the U.S. Information gathered in response to the request could be used to increase the capacity of the U.S. to design, produce, and maintain polar icebreakers through trilateral collaboration...