More than anyone else - but we continue learning

AARC has gathered references from designing and constructing icebreakers and ice-going vessels for more than 50 years.

Since 1969, when the first ice model basin was built, systematic ice model testing has been done with the ship projects already in the design phase of the ships. Extensive full scale ice trials have been systematically done to confirm the results from the model tests, and to refine performance predictions from model testing.

There is no other marine consulting and testing facility in the world with such a large source and database for current development work. We know that the arctic environment is not simple to predict, that each area is different. We know how to design ships optimized for their specific areas. This know-how we continue to refine through constant search for more information on the arctic environment and physics of the interaction between ice and built constructions.