Russia lacks space for Arctic nuclear fleet – will it get worse?
Atomflot service base north of Murmansk does not have enough berths to serve the fleet of new icebreakers under construction.
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Sweden’s Christmas present of the year is…. an electric bike!
Swedes needing Christmas gift ideas have been given a big tip from the retail branch. The Swedish Retail Institute’s ‘Christmas
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Putin nationalizes Arctic petroleum shipments
Only Russian vessels will soon be allowed to ship oil and gas along the Northern Sea Route. In Thursday’s meeting
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Siberian Corridor remains closed to Norwegian Air
Negotiations failed this week when Norwegian and Russian aviation and transport officials meet in Oslo to discuss possible access for
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Airline companies merge in Arctic Russia
The two leading airliners in Northwest Russia, the Nordavia and Red Wings, are becoming one company. «The goal of the
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Bird strike grounds Norwegian flight in Arctic Finland
The budget airline Norwegian said Friday that a passenger plane flew into a bird or birds while coming in for
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Russian helicopter down over Norwegian archipelago
According to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway (JRCC), the helicopter was on its way from Pyramiden, an
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Britain will give historic Franklin wrecks to Canada
The U.K. government has announced it will gift two recently-found wrecks from the historic Franklin expedition to Canada, while holding
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Agreement soon on high Arctic fishing in international waters?
The area under discussions is almost 3 million sq/km of ocean beyond the boundaries of Arctic nations known as the
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US icebreaker investment could bring 2 billions euro windfall to Finland
As its Polar-class icebreakers reach the end of their effective lifetimes, the United States is looking to quickly build a
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Norwegian Transport Minister «very positive» towards Finland’s Arctic railway initiative
Norwegian Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen was in the north to open a new road connection to Russia. But nearby Finland
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Bilingual signs for Norway-Russia borderland bridge?
On Friday, Norway’s Minister of Transport and Communication Ketil Solvik-Olsen and Russia’s Deputy Minister of Transport Sergey Aristov officially opened
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GLONASS comes to Russian Arctic ports
The Russian space-based satellite navigation system will significantly facilitate shipping to remote destinations, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin argues. An
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Worrisome discovery near North Pole
A British team of researchers aboard two small ice strengthened yachts have made a shocking discovery farther north than any
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Russia draws another railway line on Arctic map
Grand new infrastructure initiatives come one after another as northern Russian governors seek a role for their regions in the
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