{"id":240936,"date":"2025-03-29T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=240936"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:29:25","slug":"jamstec-launches-japans-first-arctic-research-vessel-the-mirai-ii","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/jamstec-launches-japans-first-arctic-research-vessel-the-mirai-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMSTEC launches Japan&#8217;s first Arctic research vessel, the Mirai II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has taken a crucial step in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/mining-in-the-arctic-norway-marine-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"166996\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arctic exploration<\/a><\/strong> <strong>by launching its first research vessel, the Mirai II<\/strong> . This state-of-the-art icebreaker, built at the Japan Marine United shipyard, becomes one of the most advanced platforms for studying the effects of climate change and sea ice conditions. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features of the Mirai II research vessel<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Mirai II is 128 meters long and can accommodate up to 97 people, including 34 crew members and 63 researchers. With a tonnage of 13,000 tons, the vessel is designed to navigate year-round in waters covered by first-year ice <strong>and is capable of breaking ice up to 1.2 meters thick<\/strong> at a speed of 3 knots. <\/p>\n\n<p>This Polar Class 4 research vessel is equipped with advanced technologies, such as a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/new-dual-fuel-methanol-engine\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"111607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dual-fuel engine<\/a><\/strong> that minimizes environmental impact. Its mission will be to investigate climate, atmospheric chemistry, and changes in ocean and sea ice conditions, in collaboration with various international institutions. <\/p>\n\n<p>Although the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamstec.go.jp\/parv\/e\/overview\/#spec\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jamstec.go.jp\/parv\/e\/overview\/#spec\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mirai II<\/a><\/strong> <strong>was officially launched on March 19, 2025<\/strong> , its construction will continue until its completion, scheduled for fall 2026. This research vessel represents a breakthrough for Japan and a valuable tool for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/satellite-earthcare-study-cloud-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/satelite-earthcare-estudiar-nubes-clima\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">global studies on climate change<\/a><\/strong> and polar ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamstec.go.jp\/parv\/e\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jamstec.go.jp\/parv\/e\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JAMSTEC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMSTEC&#8217;s Mirai II, an Arctic research vessel, promises to revolutionize studies of climate change and sea ice dynamics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":240821,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-240936","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/240936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/240936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=240936"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=240936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}