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Blog – To stop coronavirus, Arctic communities took matters into their own hands. Can it last?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 17:09
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Across the Arctic each summer, thousands of tourists and scientists descend upon the region’s villages, research stations, and glaciers. This

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

All Russia’s North Pole cruises rescheduled to 2021

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 10:01 — Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 12:09
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Tour operator Poseidon Expeditions is now reaching out to travel partners and guests with reservations for the tours from Murmansk

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Russia Society (Russia) 

Almost 2,000 workers have contracted COVID-19 at this Russian Arctic construction site

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 11:03
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A big cruise vessel has anchored up along the banks of the Kola Bay as the number of infected workers

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Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Troubled Canadian polar cruise company says it’s $29.5M in debt

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2020 at 18:04
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A troubled cruise company known for its polar tours has announced it is nearly $29.5 million in debt. On April

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Business Business (USA) RCI USA 

‘A little frustrating’: Northwest Canada tours, Alaska cruises cancelled this year

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 11:05
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Two major tour companies have cancelled most of their Alaska cruises for the year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Holland America Line said

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Business Business (Canada) Canada RCI 

Non-profits say struggling Arctic cruise company offered them thousands, but didn’t deliver

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 16:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 16:43
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As cruise company One Ocean Expeditions fights to solve its financial problems, two polar non-profits say they are out thousands

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Environment Environment (Norway) Norway 

Norway considers size limitation on passenger ships sailing to Svalbard

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 14:47
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The initiative, along with a ban on heavy fuel oil, is welcomed by both locals in Longyearbyen and Arctic expedition

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Norwegian cruise company takes hybrid-electric shift

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018 at 13:58 — Last Updated: Friday, April 20, 2018 at 14:01
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At least six vessels to get new gas-powered engines supported by batteries. Environmentalists call for other Arctic cruise-liner to follow.

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Russia fires up nuclear icebreaker for North Pole cruises

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 10:33 — Last Updated: Friday, April 20, 2018 at 11:05
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Been there, seen that: 600 tourists pay up to $43,000 each to crush through the ice towards the top of

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Foreign cruise vessels line up for voyages to Franz Josef Land

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 02:00
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It’s a paradox, but global warming opens more Arctic waters for vessels with tourists who want to see the sea

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Russia Society (Russia) 

North Pole nuclear cruises season started

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 21:07
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Russia’s largest nuclear powered icebreaker is currently crushing the Arctic sea ice with 117 tourists on board. Powered with two

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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