Sweden: Local shipping generates more emissions than domestic flights
Sweden’s domestic shipping emits almost twice the amount of air pollution and greenhouse gases than previously thought. A new measurement
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Russia to spend €1 billion on Arctic gas terminal
The Russian federal government intends to spend 70 billion rubles (€965 million) on the construction of a new major Arctic
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Russia, China step up talks over Arctic shipping
Russian president Vladimir Putin aims for more Chinese investments in Arctic LNG and growth in trans-shipments on the Northern Sea
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Coal businesses sign deal for giant terminal in northwest Russia
In two years time, up to 18 million tons of coal will be shipped out from the new Lavna terminal
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Blog – The Arctic shipping route no one is talking about
By mid-century – and perhaps by 2035 – a Transpolar Passage will open across the Arctic Ocean via the North
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Canadian Arctic report urges stronger ties with NATO, Indigenous communities, but weak on science, say experts
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development presented its report on the Arctic to Canada’s House of Commons
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Northern Sea Route: Russia’s Rosatom aims to surpass Putin’s target
Shipping on the Northern Sea Route will amount to 92.6 million tons in 2024, leader of nuclear power company Rosatom
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Conservation group calls for more research into effects of mine shipping noise on narwhal in Arctic Canada
A Canadian conservation group says more research into the impact of vessel traffic on narwhal and other marine life is
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Low oil pressure caused Viking Sky engine failure says Norwegian authority
Norway’s Maritime Authority (NMA) says low oil pressure caused the engine failure that stranded the Viking Sky in stormy waters
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Nuclear-powered container ship unloads cargo for LNG project in Arctic Russia
It is put directly of the ice of the Ob Bay near the spot for Novatek’s new LNG terminal. It
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Warmest winter ever on the Northern Sea Route
Parts of the region had an average temperature almost 4 degrees Celsius above normal. The Russian Arctic is becoming increasingly
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The Viking Sky incident – A wake-up call for the Arctic cruise industry?
When the Viking Sky, with 1,373 people on board, sent out a mayday Saturday afternoon after engine trouble stranded the
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Northern Sea Route needs €143 billion in private funds to meet shipping goals: report
Shipping on the Russian Arctic route could amount to 77 million tons by year 2024 if the right projects are
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Russia extends lifetime of nuclear icebreakers to meet rising demand
New powerful icebreakers are under construction, but to meet demand the current fleet of nuclear icebreakers in Murmansk will have
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Izvestia: What awaits foreign military vessels on Northern Sea Route
The Russian government has elaborated a set of rules for foreign naval vessels’ sailing on the Northern Sea Route, Izvestia
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