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If Sweden-Korea icebreaker deal stands, EU funds will support it

Some cry foul as the Swedish Maritime Administration plans to use EU funding to…

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…