In early December 2025, UK’s flagship polar research platform, RRS Sir David Attenborough, sailed from the Falkland Islands to Antarctica for a second round of ice trials. The objective of the joint operation, involving Railotech, British Antarctic Survey, Lloyd’s Register, Kongsberg Maritime, and American Bureau of Shipping, was to evaluate the ship in a variety of ice conditions, using hull and propulsion monitoring systems.
Read more about the trials on Railotech’s website.