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Norway: New rules for passenger ships in Svalbard

The Norwegian government introduced new rules for passenger ships in Svalbard, in the Arctic Ocean

Sovcomflot chooses Maritime VSAT solution from Orange Business Services for its Arctic fleet

Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has chosen Orange Business Services to deploy an advanced Maritime VSAT solution on eight vessels.

Russia Launches Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker

Russia's nuclear energy agency, Rosatom launched the nuclear-powered ice breaker Ural

IAATO votes new measures to protect whales

IAATO voted measures into effect in order to reduce the incidence of tourist ships striking whales around the Antarctic Peninsula

Study Finds 24 Percent of West Antarctic Ice is Unstable

Over the past 25 years, ice has thinned across West Antarctica so rapidly that a quarter of its glacier ice is now affected

COSCO plans several Arctic shipments for 2019

COSCO confirmed its plans to increase transit shipments on the Northern Sea Route

Clean Arctic Alliance calls for reducing shipping black carbon impacts on Arctic

The Clean Arctic Alliance urged the IMO Member States to reduce the impact of black carbon emissions from international shipping on the Arctic environment.

USCG’s next icebreaker details revealed

The US Coast Guard’s next icebreaker is based on a German research vessel, and is also equipped with a Finnish propulsion design

Pompeo Warns of New Geopolitical Contest in the Arctic

Arctic Council meeting in Finland, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of Russian and Chinese ambitions

NOVATEK and CNODC sign entrance agreement to Arctic LNG 2

PAO NOVATEK announced at the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that CNODC

Wärtsilä provides Arctic-friendly fleet operations solution for Sovcomflot

Technology group Wärtsilä is implementing a fleet operations solution catered to the sensitive Arctic waters for the shuttle tankers of Russia’s shipping firm Sovcomflot

Canada’s Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships to be Operational by 2025

Canada's Department of National Defence has announced that the nation's fleet of Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships will be operational by 2025

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