Chinese icebreaker makes port call in Murmansk
By Liam Baker, Paul Tukker · The Russian Arctic region actively seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing. This week, a Chinese icebreaker
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Sister ships of NewNew Polar Bear headed for Europe
Authorities in Beijing admit that the container carrier in 2023 damaged the Balticconnector pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. At
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Dense sea ice in the High Arctic could threaten shipping
By Elizaveta Vereykina There are major volumes of sea-ice in Russian east Arctic waters and oil tankers could have difficulty
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Canadian Coast Guard launches summer operations in Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has launched its summer operations in the North, deploying seven vessels to the Arctic for
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Heavy fuel oil ban comes into effect in the Arctic, with a big exemption
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Ships from several ship operators in the region will be exempt for another 5 years Opponents
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The U.S. was supposed to get new heavy icebreaker this year, instead costs soar
The Coast Guard’s plan to build three heavy icebreakers is five years behind schedule and the price has ballooned to
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Fishing vessels dominate Arctic shipping traffic in 2022: report
According to a recent Arctic Council report, fishing vessels were the most common ships in Arctic waters in 2022. Of
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LNG modules embark on 6,000 km winter odyssey to Murmansk
The Pugnax and Audax are making it through the thick sea-ice of the Northern Sea Route on their way from
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Inuit work towards greater voice in shipping as IMO meeting gets underway
As an International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-committee meeting on ship construction got underway in London on Monday, the Inuit Circumpolar
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Arctic Council report analyzes flag states and legal obligations in Arctic shipping
A recent report examining the flag states of ships travelling in the Arctic shows Russia, Norway and Denmark were the
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It’s a wrap for Canadian Coast Guard’s 2023 season in Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard’s operational season in the Arctic is done for 2023, the agency said on Monday. “The CCG
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Arctic litter-monitoring project launches northernmost GPS capsule in Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Council working group behind the “Plastic in a Bottle” project to track marine litter, launched its northernmost capsule
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Three months after Moscow’s delivery law, crisis looms in Arctic
“Our region is on the verge of an emergency situation,” a woman from the far northern Nenets Autonomous region warns
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Ice surviving Arctic summer hits low, implications for traditional harvesting, shipping
6 per cent of northern route through Northwest Passage covered in ice in late August A full-time harvester in Ulukhaktok,
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Moscow cuts funding for icebreakers
Slashed investments and a spike in construction costs will lead to a significant delay for Russia’s expanded fleet of nuclear
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