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Can the West rediscover its shipbuilding capacity?

At the opening day of the Arctic Circle Business Forum in Reykjavík, James Davies,…

Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK

A Chinese container ship has completed a pioneering journey through the Arctic to a…

Forget the hype. Here are the facts about last week’s US-Finland icebreaker deal

This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…

Trump and Finland’s Stubb approve deal for icebreaker ships

U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb sealed an agreement on Thursday…

Thamesborg refloated in Northwest Passage after month aground

The freighter Thamesborg has been refloated in the Northwest Passage after running aground on…

Russia’s Arctic route sells speed, at the planet’s expense

The opening of the Northern Sea Route is set to significantly reshape global shipping.…

High-tech alerts help Arctic cruise ships prepare for the worse

As vessel traffic in the Arctic increases with the opening of new shipping routes…

Tanker carrying 7th sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 cargo berths at China port

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker carrying cargo from Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project berthed…