Putin cancels meeting with military leaders in Arctic
The president’s planned visit to Severomorsk, the Northern Fleet headquarters, was reportedly cancelled due to “bad weather.” Vladimir Putin’s visit
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Author: Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
New Arctic industry gives boost in icy shipments
Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers made a total of 435 ship escort operations in the first half of 2023. New industrial projects
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New submarine for Northern Fleet will be named “Mariupol”
Russia is about to start the building of six improved Kilo-class submarines for Arctic waters. They will all get their
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Swedish developer plans to build greenest iron mine in Kirkenes
Development company Grangex AO buys the Sydvaranger iron ore mine and says it aims for emission-free extraction. “We intend to
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Moscow says WWF threatens Russian development of Arctic
The Russian General Prosecutor argues that environmentalists undermine the country’s expansionist plans in the Arctic and its development of the
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Norway eyes a new future in the abyss
The country believes it has a treasure of rare minerals and metals under the seabed of its vast oceans. But
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Heavy lift carrier enters icy Arctic waters en route from China to Murmansk
The more than 200 meter long Pugnax sails through the Bering Strait and westwards on the Northern Sea Route. On
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Chinese investors could finance Murmansk LNG
Leader of natural gas company Novatek pushes for tax benefits for Chinese companies investing in the Russian Arctic. According to
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Two icebreakers escort gas tanker in first summer shipment on Arctic route
Ice lies thick on the water as nuclear powered icebreakers “Sibir” and “Arktika” escort LNG carrier “Fedor Litke” into the
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Novatek mulls 1,300 km pipeline to LNG plant in Murmansk
The natural gas company intends to build a major natural gas plant in the Kola Peninsula that will be connected
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Belarus sends prime minister and military leaders to Murmansk
At the same time as Moscow deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, top delegations from Minsk arrived in the far northern
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New Russian storage vessel for spent nuclear fuel designed for Arctic sea-ice
Nuclear power company Rosatom signs construction contract with the Baltic Yard in St.Petersburg. The 158 meter long and 22,661 ton
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Russia’s new Navy icebreaker steers clear of Arctic waters
The 85 meter long, 6000 ton heavy vessel in late January started its voyage towards Kamchatka where it is to
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Mining comes to end in Nikel, Russia
More 80 years after Finns found huge nickel and copper reserves in the Kaula-Kotselvaara deposit, the last remaining mine in
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Small-size flights bound for Arkhangelsk backup airport Vaskovo
The big north Russian region will have to do with a small temporary airport for seven months as the runway
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