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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IMO greenhouse gas emission strategy needs teeth, says int’l Inuit org
The International Maritime Organization adoption of a revised, greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction strategy is a step in the right
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New Arctic industry gives boost in icy shipments
Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers made a total of 435 ship escort operations in the first half of 2023. New industrial projects
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Third Chinese polar icebreaker will carry deep-sea submersibles
Third Chinese polar icebreaker will carry deep-sea submersibles It features a bow that reminds of Russia’s new giant Leader-class super-icebreakers.
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Canadian Coast Guard launches Arctic icebreaking season
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season is now underway, and will see eight vessels travelling to the country’s northernmost
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First U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press $600M US port expansion to begin next year in Alaska community of 3,500 The cruise
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Russian VTB bank to finance the construction of icebreakers
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer Amid sanctions, the importance of the Northern Sea Route rises. The Russian-sanctioned bank
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