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A new study calculates the likelihood of ships of becoming stuck in Arctic sea ice
Over the past decade shipping traffic in the Arctic has expanded rapidly, especially along…
Against backdrop of Suez blockage, Finnish designer presents an icebreaking container ship for shorter Arctic routes
Ship designers with Aker Arctic in Finland could likely not have found a better-timed…
US Army’s first Arctic strategy looks to “regain dominance” in extreme cold conditions
The U.S. Army’s first-ever Arctic strategy, released earlier this month, aims at “regaining Arctic…
Making fun of Suez pile-up, Rosatom promotes Russia’s Arctic route as an alternative
In a twitter thread, Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation Rosatom poked fun at the…
US Coast Guard announces plans to transit the Northwest Passage this summer
The U.S. Coast Guard will transit through the Northwest Passage later this year, in…
A new Swedish-led expedition will dig into the Arctic’s climate history
How would the ecosystem of the central Arctic Ocean respond if its cover of…
An Arctic LNG tanker is in drydock to repair damage from a winter test voyage
A highly ice-capable natural gas carrier suffered damage to one of its engine pods…
Finland’s military blocked a Chinese bid to buy an Arctic airport for climate research flights
The Finnish Defence Forces spurned an offer by the Chinese Polar Research Institute to…
Tens of thousands of reindeer starve in Russia, as thick ice hampers tundra grazing
Local residents in Russia’s Yamal region believe between 60,000 and 80,000 reindeer might have…
Indigenous groups are slowly gaining more say in the management of a swiftly changing northern Bering Sea
The Bering Sea region, the Pacific gateway to the Arctic Ocean, is home to…
