Cherbourg’s shipbuilding sector builds its first polar drifting station for the foundation Tara Océan. The shipyard’s CEO hopes it will convince other players in the polar world. Image: Camille Lin Since October 4, the Tara Polar Station has been floating...
Year-round opening of the Northern Sea Route depends on icebreaker escorts. Image: Baltic Shipyard To promote the development of the Russian Arctic, national and regional authorities have invited foreign delegations from friendly countries to visit Arkhangelsk, in the...
Mother and calf Cook Gulf beluga whales surfacing in murky water, seen by drone during annual counts. Credit: Paul Wade / NOAA Fisheries Ship noise covers seven of the 41 beluga calls in the Anchorage area – forming an isolated population that could become...
At more than 300 metres, today’s biggest cruise liners easily dominate Ushuaia’s 624m main peir (Photo: Direccion provincial de puertos) The cruise industry is booming, and trips to Antarctica are particularly popular. The port of Ushuaia is betting that a major...
Nunavut’s capital, with a population of 7,429, is not only the largest city in the territory, but also the most important economic hub. But to allow large cargo ships to be loaded and unloaded directly, a deepwater port had to be built at the southwest headland...
