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Fennica

The Fennica off the Finnish coast near Pori. (Markku Sandell / Yle)
Business Business (Finland) Finland General Special Features 

Finland wants in on US icebreaker investment

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 20:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 20:19
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The head of Finnish state-owned company Arctia Shipping points out that operating icebreakers is a more lucrative business than building

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oaters gather as the Royal Dutch Shell PLC icebreaker Fennica heads under a railroad bridge and up the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., Thursday, July 30, 2015. The Fennica left dry dock and made its way down the Willamette River toward the Pacific Ocean soon after authorities forced the demonstrators from the river and the St. Johns Bridge. (Don Ryan/AP)
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Shell resumes drilling in Alaska’s Arctic waters for first time since 2012

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2015 at 18:08 — Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2015 at 18:44
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Royal Dutch Shell began drilling an exploratory well in Alaska’s offshore waters Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the company said. At about 5

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The Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project, undergoes repairs on Swan Island, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Portland, Ore. (Sam Caravana/The Oregonian/AP)
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U.S. Coast Guard investigation into damaged Shell icebreaker moves forward

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 13:24 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 18:32
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A Shell-contracted icebreaker damaged earlier this month in Unalaska Bay had up-to-date navigational charts on board, but the ship’s draft went deeper

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
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Shell vessel damaged in Alaska waters uncharted since 1935

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 18:10
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Federal hydrographic surveyors announced Monday that a preliminary review of the area where a Shell icebreaker was reportedly gouged found multiple, relatively shallow areas

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
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Alaska: Shoal found where Shell ship was gouged

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 at 13:34 — Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 20:22
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The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that hydrographic surveyors discovered a previously uncharted shoal in the area where a key

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Limits have been but on Shell's Arctic drilling season this year, including measures to protect walrus in the region. (Karen Bleier/ AFP)
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Shell icebreaker damaged, returns to port

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 13:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 20:59
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In another hurdle for Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program, an ice-handling vessel playing a key role in the operation has

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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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