French-style gas storage vanishes from Russia
French liquefied natural gas storage experts are withdrawing from Arctic LNG2, a Russian gas terminal under construction.
Communication in East Greenland remains limited to satellites
In Greenland, a two-tier society remains when it comes to communications technology, as provider TUSASS does not want to lay a fiber-optic cable to the east.
Discussion about oil along Canadian Arctic coast
The Canadian government has extended a ban on oil and gas production along the country’s Arctic coast, much to the chagrin of representatives of the Northwest Territories.
New year, new services at Air Greenland
The Greenlandic airline Air Greenland has not only received a new flagship, but has also developed its service for this year.
Mobile weather stations for the Northeast Passage
By 2024, AARI will deploy a high-precision hydrometeorological network in the marine and coastal parts of the Russian Arctic based on drifting buoys.
Arctic Scallop harvest thanks to new technology
Ava Ocean, a marine technology company based in Ålesund, Norway, has developed a new method for collecting shellfish from the seafloor.
A biological “Red Army” unstoppable in the Arctic
More than 50 years ago, the former Soviet Union released gigantic crabs in the Barents Sea to help local fishermen, interfering massively with the ecosystem.
Great Britain boosts its polar research vessels
The British research vessels receive a special kind of booster from their government, namely a 50-million-euro grant for maintenance and modernization.
Trans-Arctic fiber optic cable meets Canadian obstacles
The trans-Arctic fiber optic cable project planned by Farn North Digital LLC and Cinia is meeting with skepticism from the government in Canada.
OneWeb secures Greenland in race for Arctic communications
OneWeb and the Greenlandic telecom provider Tusass are teaming up to establish hi-speed communications via satellite in Greenland.
Nunavut’s capital gets its deep sea port
Good things come to those who wait: Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, will receive its deep-sea port after decades and will be able to load and unload ships directly from 2023.
Canada supports sustainable seal use by Inuit
On the one hand, the Canadian government wants to learn more about seals to better protect them, and at the same time wants to better manage them as a natural resource.
Digital motorway reaches northern Sweden
The 3 Petabit per second connection links tech firms with activities in the North to continental Europe
Sweden readies for icebreaker order
At least two new vessels will be ordered once lawmakers set funding aside
Canada continues Nunavut airport improvements
Runway repair and equipment purchases are a part of keeping the country connected
Norway questions fisheries agreement with Russia
Currently, little is normal in relations between European countries and Russia. Despite all this, Norwegian-Russian management of the Barents Sea has proven to be a successful model.
Alaska has cancelled its snow-crab season
Perhaps 90% of the snow crabs in the Bering Sea have disappeared without a trace
Spare parts procurement by scrapping
More icebreakers are needed to keep the Northern Sea Route open. Since new material is not available so quickly, the only option is to keep old icebreakers ‘alive’.
Oil field development near Falklands enters new round
British oil exploration company Rockhopper Exploration has found a new partner, Navitas Petroleum, to develop a promising field near the Falkland Islands.
For shippers, Norwegian ammonia may provide a cleaner way forward
Cutting the carbon from ship emissions will not be cheap, but it does not have to be difficult
New nuclear-powered offshore icebreaker unveiled
At the exhibition and conference on shipbuilding in St. Petersburg, Iceberg Central Design Bureau presented the project of a multifunctional offshore icebreaker.
Starlink has upgraded the Antarctic’s internet
McMurdo Station will now be able to offer not-quite-high-speed internet
DAP plans more than 150 flights to Antarctica
Chilean airline DAP, based in Punta Arenas, has announced its flight schedule to Antarctica for the coming austral summer.
Alaskans will receive a record oil cheque
The state’s governor is looking to make sure that future payments are not political calculations
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