Finnish shipbuilders contract powerful icebreaker for Russian Arctic
It is the most powerful icebreaker ever built in Finland. The vessel that is designed for breaking through the sea-ice
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Significant metals discovery in key reindeer herding land in Norway
“Green colonialism” could ruin indigenous peoples’ traditional lifestyle, warns Gunn-Britt Retter with the Saami Council as Arctic Minerals this week
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Putin wants new Barents Sea rail link back on track
Still unclear who will possibly pay for the 500 kilometers long railway from Karpogory in Arkhangelsk region to the not-yet-built
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Russia’s grand Arctic plan might get stuck in the ice
The troublesome shipping on the Northern Sea Route continues into the new year. Almost three weeks after the world’s most
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Ambler Metals says it’s nearly ready to apply for permit to mine in NW Alaska
A company doing exploratory drilling in the Ambler Mining District reports it’s preparing to apply for its main federal permit
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Norway makes more money on oil than ever
It was a great year for Norwegian oil and gas, the country’s Petroleum Director Ingrid Sølvberg said in her recap
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Layoffs of 12 unvaccinated employees at Canadian North had ‘minimal’ impact on operations, says airline
The airline is trying to clear a cargo backlog to Qikiqtaaluk communities Canadian North has laid off 12 employees who
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Cargo delays led to empty shelves in Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit
Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. says Qikiqtaaluk communities experience delays in produce shipments Qikiqtaaluk communities have been suffering from delayed cargo flights, which left
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Cold weather, good Korean food and magical lights: Korean flight crew experiences Yellowknife
Korea Aerospace Industries has been conducting cold weather testing on their light armed helicopter A group of South Korean aerospace
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Europe’s first battery gigafactory starts production in northern Sweden
Northvolt says last night’s assembling of the first battery cell marks a new chapter in European industrial history. “Today is
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New flight routes benefited Finland’s Arctic tourism this Christmas season
Up to 200 planes are arriving in Finnish Lapland during Christmas week with tourists from all over Europe. That is
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New subsea cable to connect Asia, Europe, and North America through the Arctic
After Finnish state-owned operator Cinia and Russian MegaFon earlier this year put on hold plans to lay telecom cable from
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Bolstered by battery boom, British mining company to dig nine new open pits in Russian Arctic
Eurasian Mining Plc teams up with state company Rosgeo for the development of a new far northern ‘global center’ for
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New pulp plant in northern Finland will be fossil fuel free
The new pulp plant in Kemi will produce more electricity than it consumes and no fossil fuel will be used.
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Yukon Court of Appeal strikes down more claims in oil company’s lawsuit on government’s fracking ban
The government said there were still parts of the lawsuit that stood no chance of success The Yukon Court of
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