Chinese shippers shun Russian Arctic waters
For the first time in several years, China’s state shipping company COSCO is not not sailing on the Northern Sea
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Northern Sea Route
Amid war, sanctions, Moscow says Russian Arctic shipping will thrive
A new government plan for the Northern Sea Route includes unprecedented investments in new ships, infrastructure and natural resource development.
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Russia sends year’s first vessel east on Northern Sea Route
Russia’s brand new icebreaker “Sibir” this week broke through the most icy parts of the Northern Sea Route. Western sanctions
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Japan government bank extends freeze of loan to Arctic LNG 2
The loan agreement signed last November between the Russian natural gas project and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
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Arctic projects must not be postponed because of sanctions, Putin orders
“We have all the resources and all the opportunities to quickly find alternative solutions,” Putin told the participants of the
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A 12,000-ton gas plant module shipped on Northern Sea Route from China to Murmansk
The successful shipment shows that year-round deliveries can be made on the Northern Sea Route, company Novatek argues after heavy
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Putin wants new Barents Sea rail link back on track
Still unclear who will possibly pay for the 500 kilometers long railway from Karpogory in Arkhangelsk region to the not-yet-built
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Russia’s grand Arctic plan might get stuck in the ice
The troublesome shipping on the Northern Sea Route continues into the new year. Almost three weeks after the world’s most
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Blog – Russia’s nuclear Arctic?
While much of the world’s attention has been focused on the escalation of the tense border situation between the Russian Federation
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This year’s last transit shipment underway on Northern Sea Route
Few days after several ships were rescued out of the sea-ice, nuclear icebreaker Yamal prepares for escort of heavy loads
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China to build third icebreaker
The design of the icebreaker is to be completed in 2025 and used for rescues alongside China’s “Polar Silk Road”
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After a month stuck in Arctic sea ice, nine vessels make it to Kara Sea
Never before at this time of year have so many vessels been rescued out of the ice, says Russia’s nuclear
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Norway deploys radiation drones along its coast amidst nuclear emergency concerns
Five Coast Guard ships are soon to carry drones with sensors capable of detecting radioactivity in case of a maritime
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Deep freeze in Arctic Europe sends power prices soaring
Exceptional cold is affecting northern Scandinavia and Russia’s Kola Peninsula with temperatures below -30°. On the Finnmark plateau, between Kautokeino
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Arctic shippers eye release from Russian ice captivity
The 15 ships that for the last two weeks have been ice-locked in Russian Arctic waters see release coming as
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