Arctia Shipping

Arctia Shipping Oy
State-owned company
Founded 2010
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Key people
Christer Granskog (chairman), Tero Varauste (CEO)
Products icebreaking
Website www.arctia.fi

Arctia Shipping is Finnish state-owned company responsible for operating a Finnish icebreaker fleet. It was formed in 2010 when Finnish icebreaking services were incorporated. The company provides icebreaking services for Finnish Transport Agency during winter as well as for private companies in the offshore gas- and oilfields.[1]

In 2013 Antti Viirtala, the chairman of the company resigned because of scandal related to the sponsorships of his own curling club.[2]

Fleet

Greenpeace case

In 2012 a group of Greenpeace activists got onboard icebreakers Fennica and Nordica and demanded that the company stops helping Royal Dutch Shell to drill oil in the Arctic Ocean. Arctia Shipping decided to make an criminal complaint in spite of the will of Minister Heidi Hautala who was responsible for the corporate governance of Arctia Shipping. Hautala's office threatened to fire the management in case that they disobliged.

In October 2013 Hautala decided to resign when the case became public.

See also

Finnish Transport Agency

References