The conflict in Ukraine is straining the political and economic situation in the Russian Arctic, and the dream of free movement, summer and winter, on the Northeast Passage, is likely to remain one.
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Rosatomflot needs more icebreakers. Only recently, the contracts for two more ships have now been signed.
Cape Town, along with Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Hobart and Christchurch, is one of the five locations through which almost all cargo and staff shipments to Antarctica pass.
The British research vessels receive a special kind of booster from their government, namely a 50-million-euro grant for maintenance and modernization.
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.
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’.
At the exhibition and conference on shipbuilding in St. Petersburg, Iceberg Central Design Bureau presented the project of a multifunctional offshore icebreaker.
Aviation, the main mode of transportation in the Arctic, is sliding into crisis not because of ice but because of fuel shortages, high prices and too few personnel.
The Australian icebreaker “RSV Nuyina” has successfully undertaken its first Antarctic voyages. Now, damage to the propulsion shafts was discovered during maintenance work.
The development of the North Sea route is becoming a key priority for the government in Moscow in light of the sanctions. Towards the west, freight traffic has come to a virtual standstill.
Is there a shortage of personnel in Antarctica? This question comes up after several facilities had various positions up for grabs. A new addition is now Port Lockroy.
The first ship in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program will be named “Polar Sentinel.” This was announced by USCG Commanding Admiral Karl Schultz.