Arctic
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Greater China
China eyes more Arctic transits
China will send more ships through the Arctic to “change global maritime transport”, a spokesperson for the Maritime Safety Administration…
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Americas
Calls for Canada government to revise Arctic shipping plans and heed the concerns of Inuit people
An environmental group has called on Canada’s federal government to reconsider plans for Arctic shipping corridors to include the views…
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Europe
Shell ducks out of Norwegian Arctic oil bid
Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out from plans to enter Norway’s Arctic-focused oil licensing round. “The decision is part of an…
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Europe
Danish AHTS becomes first vessel to gain IMO Polar Code approval
The AHTS has become the first ship ruled to be in compliance with the new IMO Polar Code. The vessel,…
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Europe
Liner shipping through the Arctic could be commercially viable by 2040
New research suggests that liner shipping through routes in the Arctic Ocean could become economically viable by around 2040, if…
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Bunkering
Call to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic
A coalition of NGOs has called on the countries in the Arctic Council to ban heavy bunker oil in the…
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Europe
Shell terminates Polar Pioneer contract with Transocean
Shell has terminated the contract for Transocean semi-submersible , having made the rig famous this year for all the wrong…
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Americas
Shell appeals to have its Arctic leases extended
Less than three months since it abandoned indefinitely its exploration for oil in US Arctic waters Shell is still trying…
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Americas
Hilcorp eyes Alaskan oil
Despite many failed attempts this year to get Artic offshore drilling underway, one company from Texas is plowing ahead with…
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Europe
Two product tankers collide in the Arctic
Two product tankers have reportedly collided in ice in the Laptev Sea, north of Russia, while proceeding in an ice…
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Asia
Iceland’s president calls for coordinated Arctic port development
Singapore, where average daily temperatures hover around 30 degrees Celsius, does seem to be on a quest to fill out…
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Americas
Alaskan deepwater port study canned
A feasibility study for a $210m deepwater port to be built in Nome in Alaska has been suspended, following Royal…
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Greater China
Cosco mulls more Arctic voyages
China’s state-run shipping giant Cosco Group is currently considering routine navigation through Arctic waters as a short cut linking China…
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Americas
Arctic Coast Guard Forum established
The eight nations with borders onto the Arctic will sign a deal next week to create the Arctic Coast Guard…
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Americas
US Interior Department cancels prospective lease sales for Arctic drilling
Less than a month since Shell’s surprising decision to pull out of Arctic oil exploration, the US government’s Interior Department…
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Contributions
Northern shipping routes: opportunity and risk
Dimitris Nikoleris from Synectics on the potential Arctic shipping revolution. Figures from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) suggest that traffic…
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Americas
Shell drilling vessels depart Alaska
The two leased drilling vessels at the heart of Shell’s now-abandoned Arctic oil exploration program are on the move away…
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Environment
Ice in Arctic’s Northwest passage is still ‘too thick’ for shipping, says study
Research has found that channels in the Arctic’s Northwest Passage still contain thick multi-year ice that could be hazardous for…
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Americas
Bill introduced to House that would ban oil and gas drilling in the Arctic
A Democratic member of the US House of Representatives has introduced a bill to put a complete stop on leasing…
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Americas
Shell’s Arctic pullout receives mixed reactions
Shell’s sudden and surprising decision to abandon its oil exploration in the Arctic received a range of reactions on Monday.…
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