No cruise ships in Canada until February 2022
As the Canadian government announced there will be no cruises in their waters this year. This applies for now until the end of February 2022.
As the Canadian government announced there will be no cruises in their waters this year. This applies for now until the end of February 2022.
The court in Krasnoyarsk has ruled that the “Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company” will have to pay 146 billion Rubles for environmental damage.
The Joint Contingency Plan of the United States of America & the Russian Federation in Combating Pollution on the Bering and Chukchi Seas was updated a few days ago.
What was expected for days has now arrived – the Icecamp Barneo will not be built, again because of COVID. The 2021 season therefore ends before it even begins.
The Greenland Government authorises the French company “Orano” SA to carry out test drilling under certain health and safety conditions.
The Falkland Islands are growing increasingly frustrated at the UK’s lack of support to avert the economic consequences of Brexit.
The applications for membership of Ireland and Estonia as observers in the Arctic Council could become an indicator of relations between the major powers in the Arctic.
Argentine authorities interpret the request from Germany at the same time as a recognition of Argentine sovereignty over the islands. The government in Berlin strongly disagrees.
For the first time, a Russian LNG tanker passed through the Northeast Passage in January. This brings the Northern Sea Route one step closer to being navigable year-round.
Just hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden temporarily halted drilling projects in Alaska’s wildlife refuge.
Russia’s nuclear drone project “Poseidon” is to have its own coastal base by next year. In addition, the tests have been postponed until 2021.
The Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic has three new ministers following the resignation of Alexander Krutikov.
The EU and Greenland have concluded a new agreement on sustainable fisheries for the next four years. This can be extended by two years.
Russia’s First Deputy Minister for the Development of the Far East Alexander Krutikov leaves office after 6.5 years of work.
Australia’s proposed aerodrome in Antarctica is meeting with environmental and political criticism and concerns around the world.
The US Navy has presented the blueprint of its Arctic strategy and sees a need for action against Russia and China.
At the conference of the Ministry of Far East and Arctic, tourism and an easier entry to Franz Josef Land were discussed.
The existing weather stations are getting older and are to be upgraded. Roshydromet is also to receive funds for the revision of the information system “Sever”.
The lawsuit filed by opponents of the proposed sale of mining rights in ANWR was denied by the U.S. District Court in Alaska.
A showdown is brewing in Washington between Trump supporters and opponents on several fronts, including for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
U.S. policymakers and global strategists have long misjudged the Arctic as a strategic region, according to The National Interest. Now this is taking its toll, wrote the American journal.
The Government of the British Antarctic Territory announced that 28 new place names will be applied in the British Antarctic Territory.
The UK-EU trade deal on Brexit does not apply to the Falkland Islands.
The status of the Swiss Polar Institute has been raised and now allows greater support for Swiss polar research projects.