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Malte Humpert

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U.S. Coast Guard Selects Kodiak as Homeport for First Security Cutters

EU Sanctions Seek to Block Gas Tanker Sales to Moscow

Davie Breaks Ground on $1 billion Texas Icebreaker ‘Factory’

France Detains Russian Arctic Oil Tanker

Long-Stalled Arctic LNG 2 Project Shows Signs of Life as Key Chinese Modules Head to Russia

UK-Sanctioned Russian LNG Carrier Stops at Northern Norway Port

Coast Guard Icebreaker Storis Completes First Winter Patrol

South Korean Arctic Container Trial Voyage to Stop at Norway’s Tromsø Port

Russia Expands Arctic LNG Shadow Fleet Along Norway’s Northern Coast

Russian LNG Carriers Stopped More Than 40 Times Off Northern Norway Since 2024

South Korea Advances Arctic Shipping Push With New Ports and Governance Legislation

Canada Launches First Coast Guard Arctic Patrol Ship as Polar Fleet Renewal Gathers Pace

EU Buys More Arctic Russian LNG in March Than Any Month on Record

U.S. Coast Guard to Base First Arctic Security Cutters in Alaska, Boosting High North Presence

Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb shake hands outside a stone government building in Ottawa

Canada, Finland Deepen Arctic Maritime Security Ties With New Pact

Aerial view of Zeebrugge LNG Terminal with an LNG tanker docked at the jetty.

EU Payments for Russian Yamal LNG Hit €2.88 Billion in Q1 as War-Driven Price Spike Boosts Kremlin Arctic Revenues

Yamal LNG Deliveries Could Drop 50 Percent After EU Import Ban, Study Indicates

Busan Port Delegation visits Tromsø as South Korea Eyes Arctic Shipping Routes

Raises Shadow Fleet Safety Concerns Also for Norway’s Coast

How Did Over 100 Near-Identical Anti-Drilling Comments Against Norway Suddenly Appear in EU Arctic Consultation?

EU Confirms No Reversal on Russian Arctic LNG Ban Despite Strait of Hormuz Closure

‘Arctic Edge 2026’ Exercise Highlights Growing Focus on Arctic Missile Defense

EU Imports All Available Yamal LNG While Moscow Warns of Asia Pivot

Gulf Shipping Crisis May Open Door for Russia’s Sanctioned LNG

Arctic Emission Control Areas Enter Into Force as Norway, Canada Extend Sulfur, Nitrogen Rules Northward

U.S. Maritime Plan puts Arctic Security at Core, Betting on New Icebreakers to Turn Policy Into Presence

Norway Does Not Intend to Board Shadow Fleet Vessels

Chinese LNG Carrier Linked to Russian Arctic Gas Trade Circles Off Norway for a Month

UK Signals Carrier Deployment to Arctic as Europe Doubles Down on High North Security

Novatek Profit Slumps 60% as Arctic LNG Projects Struggle Under Western Sanctions

Canadian Shipyard Secures Contract for Five Arctic Security Cutters as U.S. Icebreaker Fleet Expansion Concludes

EU Eyes Ban on LNG Tanker Services in New Sanctions, Timing Will Be Key to Ensure Effectiveness

CEO of World’s Largest Container Shipping Company Says ‘No’ to Arctic Shipping

Russian Shadow Fleet LNG Carrier Diverts to Norway’s Arctic Instead of China

EU Approves Russian Gas Ban In Decisive Break with Moscow, Including Arctic LNG

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Russia’s First Homebuilt Arc7 LNG Carrier Completes Ice Trials, Adds to Arctic Traffic Off Norway

Eventin

Russian ‘Zombie Tanker’ Sails Up Norwegian Coastline After Being Blocked by German Police

Arc7 LNG carriers

EU Spent €7.2 Billion On Russian LNG in 2025, Maximizing Imports Before 2027 Ban

Rendering of Seaspan's MPI icebreaker for the USCG.

Canadian Seaspan Yard Signs Deal For Arctic Security Cutters, Joining US and Finnish Builders

Maria Malmer Stenergard and Elina Valtonen

Sweden, Finland Urge EU to Tighten Screws on Russian Arctic Shipping With Insurance, Port Bans

newnew polar bear container shipping.

South Korea Plans First Arctic Container Ship Test Voyage via Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Boligblokker, Nuuk, Grønland

White House Draws Up Plans to Acquire Greenland as Trump Revives Territorial Ambitions

Arctic Security Cutter

U.S. Signs Contracts With Foreign and Domestic Builders to Finally Launch Long-Delayed Icebreaker Fleet Overhaul

Alexey-Kosygin-LNG-tanker

Russia Delivers First Domestically Assembled Arc7 LNG Carrier After Years of Sanctions Delays

LNG Carrier off Norway's Northern Coast // LNG-skip langs norskekysten (Foto: Torbein Rønning/Flickr)

Russia’s Arctic Shipping Route Turns Into “Dark Fleet” Corridor Used by 100 Sanctioned Vessels

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Danish Intelligence Warns U.S. “Hemispheric Approach” Raises Arctic Security Uncertainty

Newnew Polar Bear convoy

Northern Sea Route 2025 Season Concludes With Stable Transit Traffic Amid Challenging Ice Conditions

German-Norwegian Type 212 submarine.

Norway to Expand Submarine Fleet With Two Additional German-Built Boats to Counter Rising Russian Threat

Ice Camp Sargo in the Arctic Circle

Arctic Receives No Mention in New White House National Security Strategy, But U.S. Polar Engagement Remains

Eu parliament assembly.

EU Parliament Charts New Arctic Course, With Norway and Other Arctic Partners at the Center

Arc7 at Sabetta

UK Maritime Services Ban on Russian LNG Threatens Seapeak’s Arctic Yamal Fleet

US, Canada, and Finland Double Down on Joint Icebreaker Effort in DC Meeting

Britain to Ban Transport of Russian LNG on UK-linked Vessels

Höegh Esperanza floating LNG import ship at Germany’s Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal.

Germany Signals Green Light to Exit Yamal LNG Deal Under EU’s 19th Sanctions Package

An LNG carrier of the Norwegian coast in winter Source: Courtesy of Torbein Rønning on Flickr.com under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 // LNG-lasteskip ved norskekysten vinterstid. (Foto: Torbein Rønning/Flickr)

Russia’s LNG ‘Dark Fleet’ Returns to Norwegian Waters As Winter Closes Northern Sea Route

Healy 2025 summer deployment group team photo compressed

U.S. Icebreaker Healy Wraps up Four-Month Patrol of Arctic, Countering Growing Chinese Presence

Höegh Esperanza floating LNG import ship at Germany’s Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal.

EU Talks Tough on Russian LNG, But Buys More Than Ever in 2025

von der Leyen

EU President Von Der Leyen: "Arctic At Center of European Security and Independence"

Pjoe Modules

US Sanctions Against Russian LNG Start to Fray as Chinese Arctic Construction Yard Seeks Lifting of Measures

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