• A full loaded vessel

      PS 117 - Weekly Report No 1 | 15 – 20 December 2018
      As planned, Polarstern pushes away from the pier in Cape Town on 15 December at 4pm, taking off for her 117th expedition to the Antarctic.

    • Polarstern in 3D

      PS116 - Weekly Report No. 2 | 19 - 25 November 2018
      The arrival of Polarstern in the port of Las Palmas took a little longer, because the dedicated berth was occupied by another vessel. She drifted

    • Begin of the Antartic Season

      PS116 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 11 - 18 November 2018
      RV Polarstern left Bremerhaven on 11th November with the high tide around noon. Due to extensive necessary amendments in the shipyard, the departure

    • Research icebreaker Polarstern begins the Antarctic season

      Expedition starts
      Due to retarded work on the Polarstern the departure is delayed - On Sunday, 11 November 2018, the research icebreaker Polarstern will leave its homeport of Bremerhaven, bound for

    • Polarstern returns from geo-expedition in the Arctic

      Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) research icebreaker Polarstern returned to her homeport in Bremerhaven. Over the previous six weeks, nearly 100 contributing

    • From Longyearbyen through the Northeast Passage towards the Siberian Arctic

      PS115.2 Wochenbericht Nr. 1 | 03.09. – 09.09.18
      Monday (03.09.18). Since early Monday morning “Polarstern“ is anchoring in the Isfjorden, directly off Longyearbyen, and waiting for the new crew and the

    • Transit from Tromsø and first research operations in the Northeast Greenland area

      PS115/1 - Weekly report no. 1 | 5th August - 12th August 2018
      The cruise PS115.1 on Polarstern focuses on a geoscientific research program, which has the aim to clarify the geological development of

    • Summer School "Climate and Ocean" on RV Polarstern

      Expedition
      On Saturday, November 12th, the research vessel Polarstern will set off for a one-month expedition towards Cape Town from Bremerhaven. On board there are 25 outstanding young scientists from

    • How is the ecosystem around the Antarctic Peninsula changing?

      Polarstern expedition draws to a close in Bremerhaven
      In the autumn, the waters surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula were still home to large quantities of krill and salps, ready to spawn. Thanks to [...] such changes was a central topic during this year’s Antarctic season on board the research vessel Polarstern, which will end when, on Monday 11 June 2018, the ship returns to its homeport, Bremerhaven, after

    • The Tropical North Atlantic: Cold in the Water, Dust in the Sky

      the North-east Trade Wind zone under skies with only a few clouds, but with strong head-winds for Polarstern. By crossing the northern tropic, the Tropic of Cancer, at 23° 26’ 05” North during the night of