Russia looks to reduce ice-class demands for Arctic shipping
The Russian Transport Ministry aims for a revision of shipping regulations in Arctic waters. In a new normative act, the ministry calls for the...
Novatek and Tschudi set to begin ship-to-ship transfers of Yamal LNG...
Norwegian shipping company Tschudi, which operates a logistics base in Kirkenes, has been contracted to develop a temporary reloading area where gas bound for...
Set speed limit on Arctic shipping to cut underwater noise, study...
As sea ice in the Arctic recedes, the region is increasingly touted as a shorter route for shippers, reducing sailing distances between Europe and...
Akademik Ioffe grounding prompts Nunavut legislator to call for better safeguards
The Nunavut MLA who represents Kugaaruk, Emiliano Qirngnuq, is worried about the risks associated with Arctic cruise ship tourism.Qirngnuq’s concerns are prompted by the...
Murkowski says Alaska has a lot to offer the Arctic —...
Alaska's senior U.S. senator, Lisa Murkowski, sat down with ArcticToday Publisher Alice Rogoff on the sidelines of the 2018 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik,...
A call to phase HFO out of the Arctic tops list...
In their annual convention in Anchorage, delegates to the Alaska Federation of Natives passed resolutions urging better protection of the Arctic marine environment, a...
Alaska senator calls for a system of U.S. Arctic ports
Alaskans have long argued that the state needs an Arctic port.But maybe just one isn't enough.That was the message from Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who...
In a crowded field of potential LNG suppliers to China, an...
A new project that will ship liquefied natural gas from British Columbia to China is set for construction and is one of many —...
New naval ships advance Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic
There’s a small glass porthole in the captain’s cabin of HMCS Charlottetown. Besides a handful of windshields, the pie-sized lookout is the only true...
How ordinary ship traffic could help map the uncharted Arctic Ocean...
Throughout world, the ocean floor's details remain largely a mystery; less than 10 percent has been mapped using modern sonar technology. Even in the...
