Study: Port Clarence development not economically feasible without offshore oil drilling
Development of a deepwater port along the Bering Strait is economically feasible in the coming decade only if oil development
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Finnlines vessel runs aground in Sweden
Shipping company reports that no passengers are injured or in danger after the Finneagle passenger-cargo ship runs onto rocks in
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Dockers’ strike shuts down Finnish ports
Stevedores across Finland are on strike on Wednesday in a solidarity action in support of their colleagues in Tornio, a
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Canada falling behind in western Arctic
Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in
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Blog: UK has Arctic on radar in national maritime security strategy
The United Kingdom is a country with longstanding interests in the Arctic. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, English whalers
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Blog: North Korea and the Northern Sea Route
Last year, a total of three ships sailed from the Port of Ust-Luga, Russia along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
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Arctic may not get that busy says U.S. report
As the ice goes out in the Arctic, many people predict more ships will be drawn through the Bering Strait
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Blog: Greenpeace protestors greet first barrels of Arctic oil
While the media focuses its attention on the vulnerabilities of pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, Gazprom
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Alaska: Judge orders new review for 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale
Six years after Shell and other companies bought oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, the Interior Department is
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Ability to respond to oil spill in the Arctic called ‘sorely lacking’
Before anyone can adequately respond to oil spills in the U.S. Arctic, people need to know much more about what
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Shipping company using drones in the Arctic
Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips
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Shippers and seabirds clash over Arctic territory says study
The areas coveted as sea routes for commercial shippers seeking to exploit newly ice-free Arctic waters are the same areas
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New Finland icebreaker can operate sideways with asymmetrical hull
A new type of Finnish-designed icebreaker that operates “sideways” has been shown off in Helsinki. The unprecedented vessel was built
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Finland: Saimaa Canal reopens
As a sure sign of spring, icebreakers are breaking up the ice on the Saimaa Canal this weekend to open
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Blog: The tyranny of time and distance in Arctic SAR
In a recent post, I discussed cross-polar flights and the international framework that exists for search and rescue (SAR) coordination
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