Report highlights dramatic increase in fuel consumption in Arctic shipping
Fuel consumption by ships plying Arctic waters grew by 82 per cent in recent years, according to a new report
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Inuit in Nunavut, Canada suffer significant infrastructure inequality, report finds
The infrastructure gap puts Inuit in Nunavut at a serious disadvantage, says Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Inuit in Nunavut have far less
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Murmansk Shipping Company in Russia goes bankrupt
Its ships were crisscrossing the icy and remote waters of the Soviet North, bringing goods and manpower to bases and
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Greenland adds new incentive to promote domestic tourism as international travel craters
With the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting Greenland’s tourism industry, the government has announced a new initiative
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Modernizing Arctic aviation infrastructure among recommendations at Russian meeting
Better aviation infrastructure and improvement of the airfield network in Russia’s Arctic and Far East were among the recommendations discussed
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Alaska Highway travellers might be in for rough ride this summer
Travellers on the Alaska Highway between Haines Junction and the United States border may be in for a rough ride
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A picture of the Arctic Ocean at the 85th parallel north between the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land and
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City in northwestern Canada to get new downtown transit station
More than $16.5 million in funding from the Canadian and Yukon governments will mean upgrades to Whitehorse’s public transportation system
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Canada’s transportation safety board to investigate passenger ship grounding in Arctic
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has sent a team of investigators to the Arctic to investigate last week’s
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Hot weather continues to cause problems for Sweden’s railways
Buckled train tracks, fires and thunderstorms are causing major problems for the country’s railways, Thursday. Intense heat is causing the
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Man survives being struck by a plane on sea ice north of Alaska
A man survived being struck by a plane that was taking off from sea ice 140 miles north of Deadhorse
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Russia: Better weather forecasts needed to increase Arctic shipping
A quickly growing number of ships are confronting the thick ice and tough climatic conditions on Russia’s Northern Sea Route,
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Putin wants a bigger, stronger, wealthier Russian Arctic
Delivering his state-of-the-nation speech to the parliament on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of speeding up the
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Flights to Lapland help Finnair triple 2017 profits
Finnish flag carrier Finnair said its full-year profit increased threefold to 170 million euros last year as more passengers took
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Blog – China & the Arctic: Why the focus on international law matters
There’s been a flurry of reaction to China’s recently released white paper on the Arctic, the first such policy
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