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Irminger Sea: The buoy meteorology system returned a wealth of scientific data

The recently completed OOI mooring service cruise on the R/V Neil Armstrong (2-25 Aug 2019) established a significant milestone – the Irminger Sea Global...

Arctic sea-ice loss has “minimal influence” on winter weather, research shows

The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a “minimal influence” on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North...

The first time in history: Vessel powered by ABB Azipod propulsion reaches North Pole

Norwegian Coast Guard’s vessel KV Svalbard was on an international environmental research expedition when it became the first ever Azipod®-powered ship to reach the...

VIDEO: Saildrone completes first unmanned circumnavigation of Antarctica

Despite a run-in with an iceberg that wrecked some of its sensors, Saildrone 1020 completed its mission on August 3 having successfully collected oceanic...

Robotic explorer takes on Arctic mission

An underwater robotic vehicle will go on an Arctic research mission deemed too dangerous for humans in a bid to help scientists understand the...

Vladimir Rusanov LNG carrier starts NSR 2019 season with record passage

PAO NOVATEK announced today that the Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker “Vladimir Rusanov” completed the Northern Sea Route (“NSR”) passage via the Eastern direction, and...

Inmarsat Introduced a Global Mobile Broadband Service in Arctic Region

The world leader in global mobile satellite communications introduced two new satellite payloads dedicated to the Arctic region in a partnership with Space Norway and its subsidiary Space Norway HEOSAT.

Maersk Explores Arctic Shipping Route with Russia

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday it is in talks with Russia's state-owned icebreaker operator to send more goods via the Arctic

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

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