Moscow plans for 2,000 per cent growth of trans-Arctic shipping over 10 years
The Russian government intends to boost annual transit volumes on the Northern Sea Route from 1,3 million tons in 2020
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Climate change finds a place in Russia’s new National Security Strategy
But Moscow warns against foreign attempts to politicise global warming and stagger Russian developments in the Arctic. The document that was signed
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Shipping, climate & business opportunities in the North: Q&A with the Arctic Economic Council
Russia took over the rotating two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) in May. Shipping and maritime safety are
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Putin voices concern about melting permafrost, but doubts it’s caused by humans
The Russian president underlines that melting ground in the Arctic could have devastating effects on his country. But he remains
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Putin, Biden talk Northern Sea Route
The situation in the Arctic was discussed “pretty comprehensively” in the US-Russia top meeting in Geneva. “Yes, this issue was
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Ships set out on trans-Arctic voyage as spring comes to Northern Sea Route
Accompanied by nuclear powered icebreaker Yamal, LNG carrier Nikolay Urvantsev moves eastwards in this year’s first transit shipment on the
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Norway’s Equinor is buying LNG from Russian Arctic
A carrier loaded with liquified natural gas from the Yamal Peninsula is on its way to Equinor’s Melkøya plant in
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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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Russia’s Arctic coast warmest since records started says weather service
Parts of Northern Siberia were up to 7℃ warmer than normal in 2020. Massive melting of sea-ice on the Northern
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Tanker embarks on first ever mid-winter voyage on Northern Sea Route
The Christophe de Margerie is approaching the Bering Strait on a historic voyage across the icy waters of the Russian
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Containers next for Northern Sea Route, new terminal one step closer to realization in Murmansk
The 42-billion-rubles (€461 million) transit terminal will be located between Lavna and Belokamenka on the west side of the Kola
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Tankers set course for thick ice as part of experiment on Northern Sea Route
As natural gas carrier Christophe de Margerie sails eastwards towards China, the Nikolay Zubov enters the Bering Strait in the
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route breaks record
More than 32 million tons of goods has been shipped on the Russian Arctic shipping route in 2020. As Russia’s
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Rosneft tells Putin new Arctic project will produce 30 million tons of oil by 2024
About 100 drilling rigs will be erected on the Taymyr tundra and a 770 km long oil pipeline will bring
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Moscow pushes for more Arctic drilling
Prime Minister Mishustin wants to tap into vast oil and gas resources on the Arctic shelf and commissions his cabinet
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