A large part of the land mass around the North Pole belongs to Russia. With increasing global warming and melting ice, the Northern Sea Route (blue) will become more important. The sea route through the Arctic is the shortest connection between Asia and Europe....
The bulk carrier “Gingo” was built in 2000 and sails under the Liberian flag. (Photo: Harvey Wilson) Due to the sanctions imposed by the West, Russia has increased its focus on deliveries to Asian customers. Transport from the Barents Sea to the port of...
Traffic in the Northeast Passage is to be massively increased in the coming years. However, the necessary vessels are still lacking. The head of the Ministry for Far Eastern Development, Aleksey Chekunkov, in an interview with the news portal RBC on the eve of the...
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....
The icebreaker “Jemark” is dismantled and serves as a spare parts supplier for the icebreaker “Krasin” of identical design Nothing is the same anymore, not even on the Northern Sea route. Due to the sanctions against Russia and the boycott of...