2019 saw increase in commercial shipping through Northwest Passage
2019 marked a busy shipping season in the Canadian Arctic with 27 ships making a full transit through the Northwest
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Sea ice blocking shipment of materials into Iqaluit, northeastern Canada
Large chunks of sea ice floating in Frobisher Bay are holding up the transport of construction materials into Iqaluit, in
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Ottawa business races to fill orders after grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada
An Ottawa company that ships goods to Nunavut, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says orders have come pouring in as word of
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Russia’s Gazprom orders LNG-propelled trains for Arctic railway
They will be environmentally friendly and far cheaper to use, the company says. It is the Sinara Transport Machines, a
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Coal exports help Murmansk railway beat cargo record
A total of 1,120 wagons were unloaded in one day. Most of it was coal. The 18th May was a
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Alaskan airport 5th in world for air cargo
Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage is the fifth busiest hub for air cargo in the world. According to a
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Icebreaker escorts up 100% in Russia
As shipping in Russian Arctic waters picks up pace, the country’s nuclear-powered icebreakers struggle to meet demands. Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers
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Shipping companies snub Russian Arctic route
Only about 200,000 tons of cargo has this year been sent transit along the Northern Sea Route. According to figures
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Lockheed Martin’s first cargo airship is planned for deployment in Alaska
Alaska could be the home of the world’s first modern cargo airship once the aircraft rolls off Lockheed Martin’s assembly line in
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Declining interest in Northern Sea Route
Interest from international ship operators in utilizing the Northern Sea Route has waned in recent years, according to a new
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New low for Northern Sea Route
Only 40,000 tons of cargo was transported transit through the Russian Arctic route in 2015. And 75 percent of that
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Ship trouble in the Arctic on the rise: report
A new report says that as Artic ship traffic has increased, so has the number of Arctic ship mishaps. The
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Northern Sea Route traffic plummets
After four years of increased use of the Northern Sea Route by vessels going in transit between Europe and Asia,
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Arctic may not get that busy says U.S. report
As the ice goes out in the Arctic, many people predict more ships will be drawn through the Bering Strait
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