Environmental groups call on Arctic cruise industry to reduce pollution in Iceland
Recent air samples taken in Iceland suggest cruise ships arriving and departing from Reykjavik are negatively affecting air quality, according
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Northern Sea Route is free of ice, Arctic shipping thrives
As Russian Arctic ice shrinks to this year’s lowest, a big number of ships are moving in. In waters normally
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Canada announces $175 million investment in Arctic waters protection
Canada will be devoting $175 million to protecting Arctic waters as part of its Oceans Protection Plan, the federal transport minister
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South Korean company plans shipping through Arctic Russia
Trial runs might start in 2020, the biggest South Korean shipping company says. As Arctic ice reaches historical lows, Asian
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Helsinki, Finland set to become world’s busiest sea passenger port
Port of Helsinki CEO Kimmo Mäki says that once the year’s data is in, Helsinki may reach top of the
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Big-scale cargo to be shipped through Russian Arctic and Siberian rivers
Another ten shiploads will soon be heading to Russia’s Arctic port of Sabetta and then sent thousands of kilometres up
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Blog: China’s Belt and Road initiative moves into Arctic
When China convened its Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last month, most of the attention focused on the initiative’s
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Putin sees new big Arctic projects coming
They should be developed in cooperation with the French, Chinese and other foreign partners, the President said at the name
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Alaska’s cruise industry just keeps getting bigger
The cruise industry in Alaska is getting bigger, in more ways than one. The state is seeing larger ships traverse its waters,
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Ice-locked ships start moving after 5 months of captivity in Russian Arctic
With the break-up of ice in the Russian east Arctic comes freedom for three ships and their crews. The icebreaker
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Anniversary voyage 40 years after icebreaker «Arktika» reached the North Pole
On August 17, 1977, nuclear powered icebreaker «Arktika» became the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. More than
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Russia demands €9,6 million to let Norwegian trawler go
The arrest of the «Remøy» by the Russian Coast Guard has triggered hectic diplomatic efforts by Norway. The case could
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Breaking the ice with loads of Russian nuclear waste
Russia will build special purpose ship for voyages with radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel along the Northern Sea Route.
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Arctic nations team up for shipping emergencies
The eight Arctic nations take responsibility as a whole new ocean for shipping opens up when the ice melts away.
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Alaska senators say no to Coast Guard cuts proposed by White House
WASHINGTON — Alaska’s Republican senators won’t support proposed major budget cuts for the U.S. Coast Guard, they told the White
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