The first battery-powered cruise ship sails for the Arctic
The world's first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator...
How a highway to the Arctic Ocean is changing a corner...
Nearly two years after it opened in Canada’s northwest corner, the only public highway to the Arctic Ocean in North America is seeing a...
A giant Christmas theme park in northern Finland aims to attract...
Plans for the Republic of Santa Claus theme park north of Rovaniemi include a giant transparent dome with round-the-year artificial snowfall and northern lights,...
France’s Ponant to offer North Pole cruises starting in 2021
With the continued melting of Arctic sea ice and the further opening of the Arctic Ocean to maritime traffic, cruise ship tourism is the...
Nunavut set to see another busy cruise ship season
Nunavut communities should expect the usual influx of summer visitors arriving by ship this season.
The Department of Economic Development and Transportation announced in a...
In spotlight after Trump offer, Greenland sees chance for an economic...
COPENHAGEN — Greenland's leaders want to use global interest in the Arctic island aroused by President Donald Trump's eye-catching offer of a sale to...
A Chinese cargo ship specially built for the Arctic has embarked...
The Chinese cargo ship Tian En is sailing in the west of Hokkaido Island and is set to cross the Soya Strait on Saturday...
Greenland’s first road project connecting settlements clears its last hurdle
Construction of Greenland’s first road connecting two settlements will begin at the end of July, when contractors start work on what will eventually be...
A remote Russian Arctic town makes a bid to become a...
Local authorities in Khatanga, a remote community in Russia's Taymyr Peninsula, are aiming to develop the town as a transit hub for tourists attempting...
NOAA plans to test Saildrones for Arctic Ocean mapping
The Arctic Ocean is expected to see a rise in traffic as ice melts and seas warm. Yet according to some estimates, only 4.7...
