The Russian nuclear icebreakers “Yamal”, “Arktika” and “50 Let Pobedy” are ready to escort oil tankers on the Northern Sea Route. (Foto: Rosatom) Sanctions have prohibited the import of Russian oil from the Arctic to the EU area....
At the western end of the Northeast Passage, Murmansk, once the gateway to the North Pole, Franz Josef Land and the legendary waterway, is waiting for a tourist link to the Russian Far East to re-emerge. Image: Michael Wenger Since February 24 last year, many things...
The Christophe de Margerie was the first of 15 Russian-built LNG icebreakers to export liquefied natural gas from the Yamal Peninsula. Finnish architecture designed by Aker Arctiv. Image: Wiki Common CC BY-SA 4.0 The maritime transport of gas in the Arctic is done by...
The Almirante Viel is the first icebreaker built in Latin America. It is to be used in research, search and rescue operations, and to supply Antarctic stations. Photo: Screenshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjRkp23N5eI&t=108s, Armada de Chile The first...
While the flagship of the British polar research program RRS “Sir David Attenborough” is still on its way to its new Antarctic season, funding for maintenance and modernization has already been awarded in London. Image: Jamie Anderson, British Antarctic...
