Thamesborg grounding update: Salvage experts en route; Arctic mapping context
A massive Dutch cargo ship Thamesborg remains aground in the Northwest Passage, monitored by two Canadian icebreakers as authorities continue
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Ship involved in Russian weapons deliveries is on the way to Svalbard
The Kapitan Yakovlev is sanctioned by the US and Ukraine because of its shipments of weapons in the Black Sea. The 100-metre-long
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2nd Coast Guard icebreaker reaches grounded cargo ship in Arctic Canada; salvage experts to be sent
Salvage experts are being sent to the Canadian Arctic where the cargo ship Thamesborg grounded this weekend, Royal Wagenborg, a
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Cargo ship involved in weapons deliveries from North Korea makes port call in Arkhangelsk
The 131-meter-long Maia-1 is under international sanctions for its transportation of weapons used in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The
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Private yachts can still travel through the Northwest Passage undetected
Inuit guardians are on the front lines of maintaining sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, but small yachts are still allowed
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Finland’s Enersense sells Pori shipyard to Canadian firm Davie
The Canadian shipbuilder previously bought the Helsinki Shipyard, setting its sights on expanding its capabilities for Arctic shipbuilding. Finnish company
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Significant progress in China-Russia talks on Arctic shipping:Kremlin
“New logistical hubs are in the making,” Putin said after bilateral talks with Xi. “There is significant progress in issues
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U.S. regulator eyes Arctic shipping chokehold as key deadline approaches
With two weeks left for public comments, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is probing constraints on key global shipping routes—including
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Ship suspected of sabotage is detained by Norwegian Coast Guard
This story is being updated The Silver Dania was on its way from St.Petersburg to Murmansk when it was halted by Coast
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Polar maritime seminar focuses on ensuring Arctic, Antarctic shipping safety
Voyage planning, pollution control, and underwater noise reduction were among the key topics discussed at the 2025 Polar Maritime Seminar,
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Shipping on Northern Sea Route lags far behind plans
For years, Vladimir Putin has insisted that annual shipments on the far northern route should reach 80 million tons by
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Beijing and Moscow tune in for more Arctic shipping
Only few days after a Chinese bulk carrier destroyed two cables in the Baltic Sea in what appears as an
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UK targets oil tankers in bid to strike Kremlin’s war machine
Several of the 30 tankers that this week were added to London’s sanction list have shipped Russian oil across the
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Construction begins on a “new flagship of Russian polar research”
By Elizaveta Vereykina On 29 October, an official ceremony was held at the Admiralty shipyards in St Petersburg to start the
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Chinese heavy lift ship without ice-class battles on freezing Arctic route
Sea-ice is quickly expanding across the region as 154 meter long carrier Ocean 28 makes it across the Northern Sea
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