Blog – It’s official: China releases its first Arctic Policy
China has been an active player in the Arctic for years now, sending an icebreaker towards the North Pole, opening a research station
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Northern Sea Route
As ice layers get thinner, ship sets another Arctic speed record in Russia
It was a year with remarkable growth in Russian Arctic shipping. In the course of 2017, as much as 9,737
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Russia opens new rescue base on Northern Sea Route
It will be located in the settlement of Amderma and be of importance for security along the Northern Sea Route,
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An international collaboration behind Russia’s second Arctic LNG project
Engineers from Italy, France, Germany and Norway are crucial for Novatek and its development of the Arctic LNG 2. It
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Building new state governance in Russian Arctic
As geopolitical interests in the region rise, Russia takes on Arctic institution-building. It was President Putin himself who this spring
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China a key Arctic partner for Russia
Chinese investments in railway and deep-sea port will change greatly transportation infrastructure in the Russian Arctic, the Arkhangelsk Governor says.
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For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prosperity will come from the Arctic
Industrial developments in the Arctic are top priority for Russia. And it will be done in cooperation with the Chinese,
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Emergency rescue in Northern Sea Route as oil tanker gets stuck in ice
The 35 year old vessel «Chukotka+» carried several thousand tons of oil and independently tried, and failed, to make it
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Russia’s newest Arctic coal rush
Company VostokCoal has backing from the highest political level for its extraction and export of 30 million tons of coal
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Putin nationalizes Arctic petroleum shipments
Only Russian vessels will soon be allowed to ship oil and gas along the Northern Sea Route. In Thursday’s meeting
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GLONASS comes to Russian Arctic ports
The Russian space-based satellite navigation system will significantly facilitate shipping to remote destinations, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin argues. An
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Northern Sea Route is free of ice, Arctic shipping thrives
As Russian Arctic ice shrinks to this year’s lowest, a big number of ships are moving in. In waters normally
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South Korean company plans shipping through Arctic Russia
Trial runs might start in 2020, the biggest South Korean shipping company says. As Arctic ice reaches historical lows, Asian
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What Russia’s new Navy Strategy says about the Arctic
There are new dangers and threats arising, the security document warns. The policy document, which was signed by President Putin
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Big-scale cargo to be shipped through Russian Arctic and Siberian rivers
Another ten shiploads will soon be heading to Russia’s Arctic port of Sabetta and then sent thousands of kilometres up
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