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New Polarstern vessel: Model Masters the Testing Phase<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The new Polarstern features a high-tech heart<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Contract awarded for the research icebreaker\u2019s pioneering propulsion system<\/div>\n
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Federal Minister of Research learns more about the new research icebreaker, which thyssenkrupp Marine Systems will construct for the Alfred Wegener Institute.<\/div>\n
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Green light for the new Polarstern<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Order for German research Icebreaker to arwarded to thysssenkrupp Marine Systems.<\/div>\n
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