World maritime body presents Polar Code to Arctic Council meeting in Alaska
High level representatives of the eight circumpolar countries and Arctic Indigenous organizations that make up the Arctic Council received an
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Moscow boasts potential, but Arctic transit shipments between Europe-Asia remain poor
Only 19 ships with 214,500 tons of cargo last year transited the Northern Sea Route. Russia is building new Arctic
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Icebreaker escorts up 100% in Russia
As shipping in Russian Arctic waters picks up pace, the country’s nuclear-powered icebreakers struggle to meet demands. Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers
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No more free Navy sailing on Northern Sea Route
From now on, Northern Fleet vessels will have to pay for icebreaker services in Arctic waters. An amendment in the
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Russia to invest 5 billion in northern Yakutia ports
Shipping between the Lena River and to Arctic Ocean is to get a boost. As part of the federal government’s
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Tourism, Trump & Arctic ice in a death spiral : 2016 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is a time to take stock. Here at Eye on the Arctic, it’s also the
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Arctic waters off limits to oil & gas activities say Canada-U.S. in joint statement
Canada and the United States issued a joint statement on Tuesday barring offshore oil & gas activities in the Arctic. “Today,
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Russian Arctic: Sold abroad — the Arkhangelsk Sea Port
Cyprus-registered company Osoblanko Holding Limited is about to buy 100% of the Commercial Sea Port of Arkhangelsk. The company has
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Blog: China’s one belt, one road project, comes to the Arctic
I’ve just published a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Area Development and Policy called “The Silk Road goes north: Russia’s role within China’s
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UN maritime body sets rules to cut sulfur emissions by ships
A session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee in London set the new requirements, which will
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Security interests spice up Barents fishery talks
Cod still brings Norwegians and Russian together around the table. But in the background looms a far more active role
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«Russia has joint strategic interests with Norway»
The discovery of huge and unique fields in the two countries’ border areas is very likely, says Russia’s Minister of
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Arctic Indigenous leaders to push for permanent voice in world maritime body
A coalition of environmental groups is calling for a permanent voice for Arctic Indigenous communities at the world body that
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An Arctic Council meeting in Maine? Why it’s not as strange as you may think
PORTLAND, Me. – When Portland, Maine was named as the site of this fall’s Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials meeting,
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Arctic Council meeting gets underway in Portland, Maine – Why some experts say we should be paying more attention
PORTLAND, Me. – Pollution, climate resilience and scientific cooperation are just some of the issues the Arctic Council began digging
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