Christophe de Margerie breaks the ice aft using the ship’s propellers. Photo: Sovcomflot The Arctic Council’s working groups published an updated report on Arctic maritime traffic in January, with 10 years’ hindsight on the area figures. Last week,...
UPDATE 09/27/2023: The auction of a series of portraits of members of the Franklin expedition has exceeded expectations. Originally estimated at between £150,000 and £200,000, the twelve daguerotypes of Sir John Franklin and eleven of his officers sold for £444,500...
As sea ice melts, the volume of shipping traffic in the Arctic is increasing significantly, which has consequences for the region and its inhabitants (Photo: Sovcomflot) Canada’s Inuit will play a key role in a C$91.6 million federal project that is looking into ways...
Que Sera will sail to Alaska from Newfoundland via Greenland and the Northwest Passages (Photo: Pacifique) An insurance dispute forced the postponement of last year’s leg of the Arctic Expedition, but the organisers of the scientific and artistic voyage have new...
Sea fog near the Arctic sea ice edge poses a risk to ships (Photo: Xianyao Chen) The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic is providing welcome time savings — and thus potentially lower costs — for international trade, as ships can increasingly use the shorter Northern Sea...
