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Russian transport minister says Northern Sea Route a step closer to year-round passage

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 18, 2021 at 15:13 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:40
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The sailing of LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie across the Russian Arctic seaway in mid January shows that shipping on

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Int’l Inuit org disappointed over “weak” heavy fuel oil ban approved by IMO

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 10:47
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2020 at 12:29
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‘A catastrophic spill in the Arctic — you can’t measure those costs,’ says Andrew Dumbrille Environmental groups say a new

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

As IMO meeting gets underway, NGOs urge strengthening of draft heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 at 15:52
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As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting gets underway this week, NGOs are calling for the

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Inuit org wants Canada to deem air transport essential during COVID-19 crisis

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 15:59
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The national Inuit organization in Canada is calling on the federal government to deem air transport an essential service for

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship en route around Scandinavia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 10:26
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The world’s only nuclear-powered merchant ship left St. Petersburg on Tuesday and is now underway to Arkhangelsk where it will

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Business Business (Canada) Canada 

2019 saw increase in commercial shipping through Northwest Passage

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 15:06
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2019 marked a busy shipping season in the Canadian Arctic with 27 ships making a full transit through the Northwest

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Sea ice blocking shipment of materials into Iqaluit, northeastern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 16:36
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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

Matthew Kupfer, CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 10:19
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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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A freight train in Norilsk, Russia. (iStock)
Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Russia’s Gazprom orders LNG-propelled trains for Arctic railway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 16:20
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They will be environmentally friendly and far cheaper to use, the company says. It is the Sinara Transport Machines, a

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Coal exports help Murmansk railway beat cargo record

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12:00
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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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Business Business (USA) News USA 

Alaskan airport 5th in world for air cargo

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, April 16, 2018 at 12:43 — Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2018 at 12:44
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Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage is the fifth busiest hub for air cargo in the world. According to a

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The nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) at the North Pole in 2013. Here, it brought the Olympic Flame to the North Pole for the first time during the torch relay for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. (Sergei Dolya/AP)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Icebreaker escorts up 100% in Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 27, 2017 at 13:48
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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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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Shipping companies snub Russian Arctic route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2016 at 13:27
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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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Business (USA) Society (USA) USA 

Lockheed Martin’s first cargo airship is planned for deployment in Alaska

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 00:30
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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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