Arctic shipping routes, with the Northwest and Northeast Passages in blue and yellow. In red, the transpolar route. Map: Hervé Baudu / ENSM The Arctic region is a focal point for contemporary challenges, and in recent years has been subject to a great deal of media...
With an increased presence with nuclear submarines, the Russian government intends to defend its dominance of the Northern Sea Route against possible intruders. (Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense) The Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestiya newspaper that the Russian...
The Northern Sea Route as defined by Russia comprises the Arctic waters between Cape Zhelanya on Novaya Zemlya in the east and Cape Dezhnev in the west. Most of the seafloor aerea is subject to massive changes due to inflow of sediments by the huge Russian rivers....
The new systems should make shipping safer on the Northern Sea Route. The icebreaker “Kapitan Dranitsyn” in the Northeast Passage near Severnaya Zemlya. (Image: Heiner Kubny) The existing weather stations are aging and are to be upgraded. Roshydromet,...