Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference
Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas
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Fossil fuels drive shipping boom along Northern Sea Route
Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods have been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in
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Ships carry ore from Canadian Arctic through Northern Sea Route
Two ships loaded with iron ore from Baffinland’s mine in Nunavut, Northern Canada, have taken a shortcut to the Russian
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Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad almost completely sunk
The hope of a successful salvage operation of the Norwegian warship is over. KNM Helge Ingstad sank deeper in the
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Nuclear-powered cargo ship could boost fish shipments along Northern Sea Route
The Sevmorput might start shuttling frozen fish along the Northern Sea Route. Russia’s state nuclear power company Rosatom eyes new
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Ottawa business races to fill orders after grocery store fire in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada
An Ottawa company that ships goods to Nunavut, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says orders have come pouring in as word of
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Norwegian frigate takes on water after colliding with oil tanker
The collision with an oil tanker early Thursday morning happened just north of Bergen. The crew of 137 are all
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Russia loosens ice-class requirements for Arctic shipping
With thinner Arctic ice comes softer regulations for vessels operating on the Northern Sea Route. The Russian Transport Ministry aims
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Residents in Churchill, northern Canada rejoice as rail service gets back on track
Residents of Churchill have taken to the streets to celebrate after the federal government announced full passenger and freight rail
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Health and Infrastructure ministers in Northwest Territories, northern Canada, survive non-confidence vote
Two N.W.T. cabinet ministers have survived votes to remove them from cabinet, after an emotional and often heated debate of
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Gazprom Neft’s oil shipments hit 20-million-ton mark through Russia’s Arctic waters
The infrastructure developed in the Russian Arctic will enable us to boost exports, Gazprom Neft says. In less than five
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Environmental and Indigenous groups call on Canada to commit to dirty fuel ban in the Arctic
As the world’s maritime body gathers this week in London, a coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on
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Oil majors feud over shipping from Arctic Russian terminal
Russia’s two biggest oil producers are at odds over out-shipments from the Arctic terminal of Varandey. The partnership between Rosneft
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Communities in Arctic Canada left without supplies after barge service stopped
The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) government, in Northern Canada, has cancelled barge service for a number of remote Northern communities, leaving
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New less-polluting, LNG-powered cargo ships cross Northern Sea Route
The two brand new 160-meter long vessels that are making it through the Russian Arctic shipping route produce less than
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