Canada’s Northern Affairs minister extends timeline for decision on Baffinland expansion
Federal Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal has given himself 90 more days to make a decision on Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s Mary River mine...
Two aging oil tankers are breaking their way through Arctic sea...
The oil tanker Svaytoy Petr set out for Arctic waters from the far eastern Russian port of Petropavlovsk on June 23. About 14 days...
The summer season has begun for the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreakers
The Canadian Coast Guard has launched its annual Arctic operational season, with seven icebreakers scheduled to deploy from June through November.
Three have already departed,...
Norway’s Hammerfest LNG sends out its first tanker in 20 months...
Norway's Hammerfest LNG project has resumed production and the tanker Arctic Voyager is first in line to bring liquefied natural gas, the equivalent to...
How the EU’s latest sanctions could halt Russia’s Arctic oil plans
When Russian oil company Gazprom Neft in 2016 launched its Arctic Gate terminal in the Gulf of Ob, it seemed beyond imagination that Russian...
Russia outlines militarization of fishing fleet and icebreakers
Russia's revised Marine Doctrine includes a high stress on use of civilian ships and infrastructure for military purposes, something Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri...
South Korean yard cancels order on Russian Arctic tanker
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has announced cancellation of an LNG carrier ordered for the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project.
The carrier is the first...
On Norway’s Arctic border with Russia, a town freezes ties with...
KIRKENES, Norway — Kirkenes, a Norwegian town a stone's throw from Russia, was for over three decades a symbol of cross-border harmony in the...
Japan’s Mitsui takes loss on Russian Arctic LNG stake
TOKYO — Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd booked a 20.9 billion yen loss on liquefied natural gas business in Russia in the...
Norway closes seaports and border to Russian traffic
The Norwegian government on Friday announced that it will follow the European Union’s decision to close seaports and borders to Russian goods traffic.
The closure...
