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Arctia (company)
Arctia Oy is Finnish state-owned company responsible for operating a Finnish icebreaker fleet. The company was established as Arctia Shipping Oy in 2010 when Finnish icebreaking services were incorporated. The name of the parent company was changed to Arctia Oy on 18 January 2016. It has following subsidiaries: Arctia Icebreaking Oy (conventional icebreakers), Arctia Offshore Oy (multipurpose icebreakers), Arctia Karhu Oy (port icebreakers and towing), and Arctia Management Services Oy. Arctia has a floating office next to the icebreaker base at Katajanokka in Helsinki. Arctia provides icebreaking services for Finnish Transport Agency during winter as well as for private companies in the offshore gas- and oilfields. In 2013 Antti Viirtala, the chairman of the company resigned because of scandal related to the sponsorships of his own curling club. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Arctia'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Therein, it belongs to the subtribe Arctiina in the tribe Arctiini in the subfamily Arctiinae. Species are well distributed throughout North America, Palearctic, India, and Sri Lanka. As a result of phylogenetic studies by Rönkä et al. in 2016, the following genera were determined to be synonyms with ''Arctia'', and their species were reclassified in this genus. :''Acerbia'' :''Ammobiota'' :''Atlantarctia'' :''Borearctia'' :''Callarctia'' :''Chionophila'' :''Eupsychoma'' :''Gonerda'' :''Nemeophila'' :''Oroncus'' :''Pararctia'' :''Platarctia'' :''Platyprepia'' :''Preparctia'' :''Sinoarctia'' Description Palpi porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons where the first two joints are hairy. Antennae bipectinated in male, with short branches swollen at extremity, and with a terminal bristle, whereas female has serrate. Legs hairy with hind tibia bears two spur pairs. Forewings rather short and broad. Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urho (1975 Icebreaker)
Urho is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular in the first half of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 12,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The nameday is the 17th of June. It means 'brave' or 'courageous'. A common variation is Urkki. Some people who have this name include: * Urho Castrén (1886–1965), a Finnish politician * Urho Karhumäki (1891–1947), a Finnish poet * Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986), the eighth President of Finland * Urho Kujala (born 1957), a Finnish orienteering competitor * Urho Lehtovaara (1917–1949), a Finnish Air Force aces * Urho Peltonen (1893–1951), a Finnish athlete * Urho Sirén (1932–2002), a Finnish cyclist * Urho Tallgren (1894–1959), a Finnish long-distance runner * Urho Teräs (1915–1990), a Finnish footballer * Urho Vaakanainen (born 1999), a Finnish ice hockey player See also * Saint Urho Saint Urho ( fi, Pyhä Urho ) is a fictional saint of Finland, created and elaborated by Finnish Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Helsinki
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipping Companies Of Finland
Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air (International English: "carriage") as well. "Logistics", a term borrowed from the military environment, is also used in the same sense. Modes of shipment In 2015, 108 trillion tonne-kilometers were transported worldwide (anticipated to grow by 3.4% per year until 2050 (128 Trillion in 2020)): 70% by sea, 18% by road, 9% by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air. Grounds Land or "ground" shipping can be made by train or by truck (British English: lorry). In air and sea shipments, ground transport is required to take the cargo from its place of origin to the airport or seaport and then to its destination because it is not always possible to establish a production facility nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government-owned Companies Of Finland
State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownership specifically refers to industries selling goods and services to consumers and differs from public goods and government services financed out of a government's general budget. Public ownership can take place at the national, regional, local, or municipal levels of government; or can refer to non-governmental public ownership vested in autonomous public enterprises. Public ownership is one of the three major forms of property ownership, differentiated from private, collective/cooperative, and common ownership. In market-based economies, state-owned assets are often managed and operated as joint-stock corporations with a government owning all or a controlling stake of the company's shares. This form is often referred to as a state-owned en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polaris (icebreaker)
''Polaris'' is a Finnish icebreaker. Built in 2016 by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, she is the most powerful icebreaker ever to fly the Finnish flag and the first icebreaker in the world to feature environmentally friendly dual-fuel engines capable of using both low-sulfur marine diesel oil (LSMDO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). ''Polaris'' was initially ordered by the Finnish Transport Agency, but the ownership was transferred to the state-owned icebreaker operator Arctia after delivery. Background While the history of winter navigation in Finland dates back to the strengthened sleigh-boats used to carry mail from Finland to Sweden in the 17th century, the annual "ice blockade" that closed the Finnish ports for the winter months and stopped nearly all foreign trade was not broken until 1890 when the Finnish Board of Navigation commissioned one of the first purpose-built icebreakers in the world. Despite her shortcomings, ''Murtaja'' proved that year-round shipping was possible in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MSV Nordica
MSV ''Nordica'' is a Finnish multipurpose icebreaker and offshore support vessel. Built in 1994 by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland, and operated by Arctia Offshore, she and her sister ship ''Fennica'' were the first Finnish icebreakers designed to be used as escort icebreakers in the Baltic Sea during the winter months and in offshore construction projects during the open water season. When ''Botnica'' was sold to Port of Tallinn in 2012, ''Nordica'' became again the newest icebreaker in service in Finland until the delivery of the new icebreaker, ''Polaris'', in 2016. Design General characteristics The maximum overall length of ''Nordica'' is and her length between perpendiculars is . The hull has a moulded breadth of and depth of . Her draught varies between as a Baltic icebreaker and in Arctic conditions and offshore work.Vapalahti, H: Finnish illustrated List of Ships 1999. Judicor Oy, 1999. The gross tonnage of ''Nordica'' is 9,392, net tonnage 2,818 and deadwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MSV Fennica
MSV ''Fennica'' is a Finnish multipurpose icebreaker and offshore support vessel. Built in 1993 by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland and operated by Arctia Offshore, she was the first Finnish icebreaker designed to be used as an escort icebreaker in the Baltic Sea during the winter months and in offshore construction projects during the open water season. ''Fennica'' has an identical sister ship, ''Nordica'', built in 1994. Design General characteristics The maximum overall length of ''Fennica'' is and her length between perpendiculars is . The hull has a moulded breadth of and depth of . Her draught varies between as a Baltic icebreaker and in Arctic conditions and offshore work.Vapalahti, H: Finnish illustrated List of Ships 1999. Judicor Oy, 1999. The gross tonnage of ''Fennica'' is 9,392, net tonnage 2,818 and deadweight tonnage ranging between 1,650 and 4,800 tons depending on the draft. The ship weighs 7,935 tons and has a maximum displacement of 12,800 tons. ''Fen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kontio (icebreaker)
''Kontio'' is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in 1987 as a replacement for the aging ''Karhu''-class icebreakers, she and her sister ship ''Otso'' were the first Finnish post-war icebreaker to be built without bow propellers. In addition to icebreaker duties, ''Kontio'' was fitted for oil spill response by the European Maritime Safety Agency between 2010 and 2016. Development and construction In the early 1980s, the Finnish National Board of Navigation began looking for a replacement for the aging ''Karhu''-class icebreakers ''Karhu'', ''Murtaja'' and ''Sampo'' which had been built in the late 1950s and were no longer wide enough to escort modern merchant ships.Karhu II - A new-generation icebreaker. Shipping World & Shipbuilder, October 1985. Furthermore, the old icebreakers were expensive to operate and, despite their small size, required a relatively large crew of 53.Kaukiainen (1992), page 330. The development of the new class of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otso (icebreaker)
''Otso'' is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in 1986 to replace the aging ''Karhu''-class icebreakers, she was the first Finnish post-war icebreaker to be built without bow propellers. ''Otso'' has an identical sister ship, ''Kontio'', which was delivered in 1987. Development and construction In the early 1980s, the Finnish National Board of Navigation began looking for a replacement for the aging ''Karhu''-class icebreakers ''Karhu'', ''Murtaja'' and ''Sampo'' which had been built in the late 1950s and were no longer wide enough to escort modern merchant ships.Karhu II - A new-generation icebreaker. Shipping World & Shipbuilder, October 1985. Furthermore, the old icebreakers were expensive to operate and, despite their small size, required a relatively large crew of 53.Kaukiainen (1992), page 330. The development of the new class of icebreakers, dubbed ''Karhu II'' in the preliminary papers, intensified when Wärtsilä opened a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisu (1976 Icebreaker)
''Sisu'' (Callsign OHMW) is a Finnish icebreaker of the built in 1976 in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U .... Her sister, ', is nearly identical. ''Sisu'' has accommodations fitted with classrooms for maritime students. ''Urho''s accommodations are reserved for public relations uses. References SISU - IMO 7359656 - Callsign OHMW - ShipSpotting.comSisu ARCTICA Oy External links Icebreakers of Finland Ships built in Helsinki 1976 ships Atle-class icebreakers {{ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voima (1952 Icebreaker)
''Voima'' is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki in 1954, she was the first icebreaker in the world to be equipped with two bow propellers and generated widespread publicity that helped the Finnish shipbuilding industry to become the world leader in icebreaker design. ''Voima'' was extensively refitted in 1978–1979. , she is the oldest and smallest state-owned icebreaker in service in Finland. Originally, ''Voima'' was scheduled to be replaced by a new icebreaker by the winter of 2015–16. However, in 2016 it was decided to extend her operational lifetime by at least ten years with another refit. Development and construction In the Moscow Armistice, signed on 19 September 1944, Finland agreed to pay war reparations of US$300 million to the Soviet Union. The war reparations, paid in the form of ships and machinery over six years, included the newest steam-powered state-owned icebreakers ''Voima'' and ''Jääkarhu''. This l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
