he was informed about the current state of construction regarding the new research icebreaker Polarstern for the Alfred Wegener Institute. Shortly before Christmas 2024, the Federal Ministry of Education

This weekend, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from her homeport in Bremerhaven. In addition to the crew, 33 scientific expedition participants will be on board – primarily young

the German research fleet, German shipbuilding, and international polar research alike: the new Polarstern will be constructed in Wismar by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. company received the official contract

Polarstern returned to her home port of Bremerhaven at high tide this morning. After a good 20 weeks in the Antarctic season, the research vessel moored at the pier in the overseas harbour at 5:00 am.

Research ice breaker Polarstern The Polarstern app Position and weather data in real time as well as up-to-date photos and reports from aboard the Polarstern several times a week: the AWI flagship has [...] research vessel Polarstern drives through the polar regions of our earth in the service of science. Not a jam bucket View back into the chronicle of the research ice breaker Polarstern from the construction [...] expedition participants Expedition programs Publications about Polarstern Raw data in Pangaea News News from aboard will be available in the Polarstern app. Below you can download the reports additionally as

Welcome back, Polarstern! Note: The times may change at short notice In the early morning of 12 October, the Polarstern returns to her home port of Bremerhaven. Due to the corona pandemic we could not [...] However, Polarstern will sail with an escort fleet to the 'Seebäderkaje' and will turn once there at around 8:30 a.m. to show herself to the Bremerhaven public. You can probably best see Polarstern at the [...] us! On the following channels we will report on the return of the Polarstern in various formats on 12 October – hashtag #welcomePolarstern : Twitter: AWI and MOSAiC Instagram: AWI and MOSAiC Facebook: AWI

Infographic RV Polarstern - Science (Photo: Martin Kuensting) Infographic RV Polarstern - Ship Operations (Photo: Martin Kuensting) Infographic RV Polarstern - Life on board an after hours (Photo: Martin

(German only) Sea ice close to Polarstern (Uni Bremen) General Polarstern Infos Cruise Reports Report: 25 Years of Polarstern Meteorology [...] data flow. Contact: polarstern-metobs@awi.de Responsible : Science: Holger Schmithüsen Engineering: Bernd Loose, Loretta Preis , Sebastian Berger Related Links: Where is Polarstern? Meereisportal (German [...] Meteorological Data Polarstern is well equipped for meteorological research as well as for routine meteorological services. The meteorological observatory is permanently manned with a weather technici

PS108 2017 Polarstern PS107 2016 Polarstern PS99.2 2015 Polarstern PS93.2 2014 Polarstern PS85 2013 Maria S. Merian MSM29 2012 Polarstern ARK-XXVII/2 2011 Polarstern ARK-XXVI/2 2010 Polarstern ARK-XXV/2 [...] HAUSGARTEN: 31 2025 Polarstern PS148 2024 Polarstern PS143 2023 Polarstern PS136 2022 Maria S. Merian MSM108 2021 Polarstern PS126 2019 Polarstern PS121 2018 Maria S. Merian MSM77 2018 Polarstern PS114 2017 Polarstern [...] 2003 Polarstern ARK-XIX/3c 2003 Polarstern ARK-XIX/1 2002 Polarstern ARK-XVIII/1 2001 Polarstern ARK-XVII/2 2001 L'Atalante Arctic Ocean 2001 2000 Polarstern ARK-XVI/2 1999 Polarstern ARK-XV/1

polar research: New Polarstern Detlef Wilde, project director for the construction of the new Polarstern at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Research vessel Icebreaker Expedition New Polarstern The Research Vessel [...] status of the procurement procedure for the new Polarstern is expected in 2024. The handover of the completed ship is slated for 2027. The new Polarstern will make it possible for researchers from around [...] generations. The requirements profile reflects the lessons learned over the Polarstern’s nearly 40 years of service. The new Polarstern will be capable of operating under changing ice and weather conditions