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Rapid climate change requires stepped up Arctic coast guard co-operation: Canadian expert

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 18:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 08:47
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While rapid climate change is opening up growing portions of the Arctic to more ship traffic and economic activity, it’s

The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sets sail in the North Pacific Ocean toward the Bering Strait on July 7, 2017. Increased shipping traffic in the Bering Sea has prompted Russia and the United States to make a joint submission to the IMO.

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Russia, U.S. tackle increased shipping in Arctic strait with IMO submission

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, January 29, 2018 at 11:12 — Last Updated: Monday, January 29, 2018 at 11:29
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With Arctic activity on the uptick, Russia and the United States have drafted a new system of two-way routes through

Finnmark County Governor Gunnar Kjønnøy. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Russia-Norway disagreements stop bay clean-up

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 13:29 — Last Updated: Monday, September 28, 2015 at 18:16
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Finnmark Governor insists installation of new navigation marks along Russia’s heavily militarized Kola Peninsula coast must be completed before allowing

Illustration showing location of Jan Mayen Island. Jan Mayen is part of the LORAN-C radio navigation network in the Atlantic Ocean. (iStock)

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Norway improving infrastructure on Arctic island

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 12:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 20:33
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Norwegian military personnel during the summer has improved infrastructure on the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen, where the Norwegian

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a news conference in Washington D.C. in 2013. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

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Blog: The Arctic is not just an earmark for Alaska says senator

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2015 at 18:10 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 20:09
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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) gave a speech at the 6th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval

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Shipping, military and the continental shelf: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015 at 19:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 15:17
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy in 2007. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

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NOAA, Coast Guard team up to re-survey Arctic waters

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 20:09
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As Arctic commerce heats up, more ships are expected to pass by the Aleutian Islands, through the Bering Strait and north

CEO of Norwegian Airshuttle, Bjørn Kjos, says the issue will be solved within 24 hours if Norway refuses Russian airliners, like Transaero, to overfly Norway's airspace. This photo from Moscow Domodedovo airport. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Norwegian flies into aviation dispute with Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 16:52 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 13:15
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CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos, says Russian airliners should be denied to overfly Norwegian territory. His Dreamliner is