Tag: Arctic

COSCO plans several Arctic shipments for 2019

NewsMay 17, 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

NewsMay 13, 2019

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

NewsMay 9, 2019

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

NewsMay 7, 2019

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

Wärtsilä provides Arctic-friendly fleet operations solution for Sovcomflot

NewsApril 29, 2019

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

NewsApril 25, 2019

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

Port of Hamburg interested in development of Northern Sea Route

NewsApril 24, 2019

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Rosatom group and the Port of Hamburg Marketing

USCG issues Arctic strategic outlook

NewsApril 23, 2019

As the Arctic region continues to open, strategic competition drives more actors to look to the Arctic for economic and geopolitical advantages

Green light for VSA between Eimskip and Royal Arctic Line

Merchant NavyApril 18, 2019

The Icelandic Competition Authority has approved exemption for the cooperation between Eimskip and Royal Arctic Line, the national carrier of Greenland

Bremenports eyes Arctic traffic, buys into Icelandic terminal development

NewsApril 12, 2019

Germany’s Bremenports signed a deal yesterday to lead the development of new Icelandic deepsea port with a view to profiting from growing traffic

Putin Wants Northern Sea Route Hubs

NewsApril 10, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday invited foreign investors to take part in the construction of port infrastructure in Murmansk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky