Big decisions for Russia on future of icebreaker fleet
Over the next 1,5 year, decisions should be taken about he construction of additional third and fourth generation vessels, Deputy
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Northern Sea Route
Ice-Blog: Time to cruise the Northwest Passage?
When I came across a story about a sold-out cruise through the North-West Passage planned for this summer on a
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Blog: NSR – Twinned development of shipping, oil
In December, a record heat wave was cascading through the Arctic at a time when snow and ice would normally
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Arctic no shipping rival to Suez: expert
As the ice retreats, Arctic shipping is expected to increase. But if your idea of “Arctic shipping” is cargo carriers
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Calls for action at Arctic shipping conference
With Arctic sea ice dwindling toward what is likely to be one of the lowest minimums on record, conditions are primed for
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Chinese company mulls more Arctic shipping
As one of its cargo ships arrives in Sweden after the transcontinental voyage, shipping company Cosco says it might boost
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Russia’s new maritime doctrine to strengthen Arctic presence
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has approved a new maritime doctrine that focuses on naval presence in the Arctic and the
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China eyes Arctic Norway infrastructure projects
As local politicians in the Norwegian Arctic town catfight over alternative sites for new ports and maritime infrastructure, Chinese investors
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Gazprom Neft ships 110 thousand tons of oil from Arctic field
Gazprom Neft ships 110 thousand tons of oil from its Novy Port field. The company this winter successfully sent seven
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Japan wants wind power from Arctic Norway
The Japanese market eyes opportunities for import of clean energy from Finnmark. Japan is interested in having long-term connections with
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Arctic Satellite image of the week: Russia discovers new island in its Arctic
In September 2013, two military helicopter pilots transporting equipment from Tiksi, a port city in northeast Russia, to the New Siberian Islands spotted
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Blog: Rhetorical or real, is Russian expansionism threatening the Arctic?
In October 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared, “The Soviet Union is in favor of a radical lowering of the level of
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Blog: Alaska ships its first oil to Asia in a decade
On September 26, ConocoPhillips‘ Polar Discovery departed the Valdez Marine Terminal in Alaska for Yeosu, South Korea. Valdez is where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline,
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More than 100 new nukes in northern waters
Latest data exchange on nuclear weapons held by Russia and the United States shows the first Post-Soviet increase in numbers
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Blog: Northern Sea Route – Open for business?
Russia’s Northern Sea Route Administration has received 604 applications for transits this year. The bulk of sailings take place on the
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