Shipping

Will more ships run aground on the Northwest Passage as traffic increases?

MV Thamesborg is the latest cargo ship to run aground on the Northwest Passage.…

Will the Sweden-South Korea icebreaker deal stand?

Who will end up building this icebreaker for Sweden? This is a reproduction of…

In and out of love: Arctic politics update

This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on 66° North. If…

Sweden picks Hyundai Heavy Industries to build icebreaker as Finland loses out

The decision, first reported by Tekniikka&Talous, has been appealed by Davie/Helsinki Shipyard Image: Aker…

The challenge of counting icebreakers

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

The Arctic’s dirty secret: Scientists urge immediate action to curb black carbon

Arctic shipping is booming. But with the increased traffic has come a growing danger…

Some ideas never die as talk of a Bering Strait tunnel returns

A Russian proposal to build a “Putin-Trump tunnel” under the Bering Strait is just…

Can the West rediscover its shipbuilding capacity?

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