The icebreaking LNG carrier “Christophe de Margerie” was built by the South Korean shipyard DSME and commissioned in March 2017. With ice class Arc-7 and a cargo capacity of 172,600 m³, the freighter can practically sail the Northeast Passage all year...
The floating laboratory “POLAR POD” explores Antarctic waters. It will be equipped with instruments for measuring wind and waves. Construction hasn’t started yet, but Etienne hopes his three-year expedition can begin in 2024. (Photo: POLAR POD) POLAR...
Emperor penguins return to their colony after foraging in the ocean. The journey across the ice can be dozens of kilometres. (Image: Heiner Kubny) Penguins spend almost half of their lives in the water. Observations and studies from New Zealand and the US scientists...
Dixie Dansercoer, stock photo from 2008. (Photo: Belga/Belgica Expedition) Renowned Belgian polar explorer and adventurer Dixie Dansercoer (58) died on Monday evening while on an expedition in Greenland, several media outlets confirmed. Last month, Dansercoer set off...
A Swiss tourist group at the Arctic Circle in Chukotka, the easternmost district of Russia. (Image: Heiner Kubny) Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov said he wants to increase the annual flow of tourists to the regions to 15 million people by...
