MV Nunavik the newest icebreaker to hit Arctic waters
There will be a new icebreaker sailing in Arctic waters this week. The MV Nunavik is owned by Fednav, an
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Arctic is top priority for U.S. Homeland Security – but one of many
Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski pressed the Secretary of Homeland Security on Wednesday to make the Arctic a priority for the
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Feature Interview: What acoustics can tell us about whales in the Arctic
A new study suggests that certain species of sub-Arctic whales are increasingly making their way through the Bering Strait towards
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US Navy aims to boost its presence in a melting Arctic
The U.S. Navy plans to boost its knowledge of the Arctic in the next few years, preparing for what is
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Blog: Oil companies push ahead with plans in Russia and Canada while sidelined in the U.S.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that more crude oil is being sent by sea and inland waterways
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Oregon mining company says it can build Arctic port for Alaska
Worried that the other nations are crushing the United States in the race for Arctic shipping and resource-extraction dominance because
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Ice-Blog: Greenland glacier at record speed
I have been working on a story about whether the Arctic infrastructure would be able to cope with a shipping
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US, Russia drafting voluntary Bering Strait passage regulations
Vessel traffic is increasing through the Bering Strait, and no regulations exist to monitor that movement. The United States Coast
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Alaska: Deep-water port recommendations finalized
As the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers finalizes details of its deep-water port recommendations the agency is anticipating continued heavy
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United States: Arctic port feasibility study expected in March
Related Links: Canada: Is Barents transport plan a model for the North American Arctic?, Eye on the Arctic Denmark: Danish
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Blog: Are Denmark’s new frigates Arctic-ready?
Over here in Canada there was plenty of controversy in 2013 over the cost of the country’s new Arctic patrol
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Danish shipper plans more Arctic trips
The company that made the first commercial transit of the Northwest Passage plans to increase its shipments through the legendary
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Blog: Canada, Russia and The North Pole
“We do not give up the North Pole. Canada’s claims to the North Pole are no more than ambition.” So
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Alaska’s Lt. General Russell Handy on Arctic strategy
When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy document last month, he said rapid change in the Arctic
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Alaska, Washington senators introduce amendment to build 4 icebreakers
The U.S. Navy would be authorized to build up to four heavy-duty polar icebreakers for U.S. Coast Guard use under
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