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Struggling with evolution of Arctic freight, Soviet-era shipping company now near bankruptcy

16 August 201817 August 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic shipping, freight, Gazprom Neft, Murmansk, Murmansk Shipping Company, shipping, transport

Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, a subsidiary of oil company Gazprom Neft, files a bankruptcy petition against the once very powerful regional

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A freight train in Norilsk, Russia. (iStock)

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

30 May 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cargo, Economie, freight, Gazprom, LNG, rail, railways, Russia, Sinara Transport Machines, trains, Yamal peninsula

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

25 May 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cargo, coal, freight, Murmansk, rail, Russia, shipping, train, transport

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

16 April 201816 April 2018 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, Arctic, aviation, cargo, freight, Ted Stevens International Airport, transport

Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage is the fifth busiest hub for air cargo in the world. According to a

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A Canadian North 737 taxis at the Iqaluit airport. The competition bureau has confirmed it will review a proposed merger between First Air and Canadian North. (CBC)

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Competition Bureau to review First Air, Canadian North merger

22 April 2014 CBC News 0 Comments airlines, Arctic, aviation, freight, North, transportation, travel

The federal Competition Bureau says it will undertake a review of the proposed merger between northern airlines First Air and

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