Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping
Canada will support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters at the upcoming
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New “Frankenstein” shipping fuel could further pollute the Arctic, environmental groups say
A coalition of environmental groups is demanding answers from the oil refining and shipping industries after it emerged that new
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Biosecurity an increasing concern in Arctic, Antarctic regions, experts warn
As the climate warms, biosecurity issues will become an increasing concern for the polar regions says Kevin Hughes, a researcher
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More shippers and shipping companies boycott Arctic sea routes, but it isn’t solving the problem, experts claim
Three of the world’s top five shipping companies and a growing number of consumer goods producers have promised to stay
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Summer construction season begins at British research station in Antarctica
The summer construction season is underway at the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station in Antarctica, with a crew
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Moscow adopts 15-year plan for Northern Sea Route
By year 2035, the Russian government intends to build at least 40 Arctic vessels, upgrade 4 regional airports, construct railways
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Russian coast guard receives new ice strengthened patrol vessel
The “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky” will improve search- and rescue capabilities in Russia’s western Arctic region The vessel arrived to Murmansk this week and
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Russia auctions Barents Sea king crab quotas for €600 million
Russia’s new move, going from a quota distribution system based on historical catch to auctions, has generated big revenue to
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2019 saw increase in commercial shipping through Northwest Passage
2019 marked a busy shipping season in the Canadian Arctic with 27 ships making a full transit through the Northwest
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Shipping figures rising on Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Goods volumes on the Russian Arctic route reaches 26 million tons. Russia’s development of the Arctic shipping route proceeds ahead
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Second shipment of fish via Russia’s Northern Sea Route cancelled
Sailing fish from the Far East via the Northern Sea Route to St. Petersburg on board the nuclear-powered container vessel
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Finland’s aging icebreaker fleet needs modernization
State-owned icebreaker company Arctia is assessing its fleet of eight icebreakers to determine which must be completely replaced and which
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: “The silence is deafening” on Arctic, says Canadian Inuit leader
When it comes to Arctic issues during the current federal election campaign, the silence is “deafening” says the president of
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Reloading facility in northwest Russia to help Arctic LNG reach global markets
A ship-to-ship reloading facility by the island of Kildin is getting ready to handle 300 meter long Arctic shuttle tankers.
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: 800 candidates, 40,000 tweets…. but only 7 mention Inuit? What gives?
A team of Canadian researchers analyzing candidate tweets on Inuit, Métis and First Nations issues during the current federal election
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