The new trawler “Kapitan Vdovichenko” is ready to be launched at the Admiralty Yard. (Photo: United Shipbuilding Corporation) The first of a series of ten ST-192 trawlers for the Russian Fishing Company has been launched at the Admiralty Shipyard in St....
Tourists wearing warm clothes were wrong. Instead of using them, they traveled in short sleeves and enjoyed the sun. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) Temperatures on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, about halfway between the mainland and the North Pole, reached a record...
In the past, Chinese scientists conducted polar research mainly based on data collected by ships and research stations. With the satellite “BNU 1”, Chinese scientists can observe areas that were previously inaccessible. (Photo: Ecns.cn) After nine months...
Plancius of the Dutch shipping company Oceanwide Expeditions in East Greenland. Early on, the Arctic season 2020 was completely cancelled due to Covid-19. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) The new rules for entering Greenland will most likely deal a fatal blow to the last cruises...
The back of the coins shows a single standing gentoo penguin standing on ice, and on the front is the efficity of Queen Elizabeth II (Photo: Pobjoy Mint) The gentoo penguin is depicted on the second coin in the 2020 50-penny penguin series for South Georgia and the...
