Russian VTB bank to finance the construction of icebreakers
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer Amid sanctions, the importance of the Northern Sea Route rises. The Russian-sanctioned bank
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Heavy lift carrier enters icy Arctic waters en route from China to Murmansk
The more than 200 meter long Pugnax sails through the Bering Strait and westwards on the Northern Sea Route. On
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New Russian storage vessel for spent nuclear fuel designed for Arctic sea-ice
Nuclear power company Rosatom signs construction contract with the Baltic Yard in St.Petersburg. The 158 meter long and 22,661 ton
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Russia’s new Navy icebreaker steers clear of Arctic waters
The 85 meter long, 6000 ton heavy vessel in late January started its voyage towards Kamchatka where it is to
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Ice-cold gloom for Russia’s new super-powerful icebreaker
Budgets are massively overrun and it is not clear when the 120 MW nuclear-powered vessel will be ready for sailing.
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Old icebreakers eye upgrades for Murmansk-Vladivostok tourism
As international cruise liners pull out of the Russian Arctic amid Ukraine war, a domestic initiative launches month-long voyages along
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Russia grants funding for Arctic nuclear waste ship
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed the decree granting 12,4 billion rubles to build a transport- and maintenance ship
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Sweden’s icebreaker season starts with trip from arctic city of Lulea
Sweden’s icebreaker season is underway, starting with the first vessel departing from the northern city of Lulea, a city just
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Canadian Coast Guard winds up its 2022 Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard has wound up its 2022 Arctic operational season, the agency said on Thursday. “The Canadian Coast
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Icebreaking season begins in Finland
The icebreaker Otso is heading from Helsinki to southwest Lapland, where bitterly cold conditions are forecast for the next few
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Ice conditions on Northern Sea Route may pose navigation challenges this season
Last year’s early freeze triggered a critical situation with more than 20 vessels stuck in thick ice. This year, the
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Canada’s inaction on Arctic surveillance could affect future sovereignty: report
In an era of climate change and increased geopolitical competition, Canada is becoming increasingly ill-equipped to respond to intensifying surveillance
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Sanctions are biting on Russian icebreaker builders
Companies Nornickel and Rosneft have scrapped plans for the building of high-tech icebreakers fuelled by LNG. The vessels will instead
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North Russian regions want extension of Arctic shipping route
Five governors propose to establish a Big Northern Sea Route that stretches from St.Petersburg to Vladivostok. The regional leaders of
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Russian intimidation of Bering Sea fishermen shows gap in Arctic investment, Sullivan says
The second-in-command of the U.S. Coast Guard shouldered some of the blame on Tuesday for incidents in August in which
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