U.S. Coast Guard Moves Forward with Proposed 4-mile-wide Arctic Shipping Corridor Near Alaska The U.S. Coast Guard and partnering federal agencies plan to organize shipping activity along a designated corridor to protect the marine environment and local communities. The route would lead from Western Alaska in the Bering Strait to the U.S.-Canada border in the Beaufort Sea. Survey work carried out by icebreakerHealyhelps inform the exact routing of the corridor.
U.S. Awards Construction Contract for First Phase of Expanding Nome into Arctic Deepwater Port Construction of America’s first Arctic deepwater port in Nome, Alaska is set to begin, almost two decades after first being proposed. The Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract for Phase 1A of the project to Kiewit Infrastructure West, with completion expected by September 2029.
Biden Bans New Offshore Drilling in Arctic Bering Sea Ahead of Incoming Trump Administration Following new measures by President Biden much of the U.S. waters around the Bering Strait are now off limits to oil and gas exploration. The ban will likely prove difficult to reverse though upcoming President Trump promised to “unban” it on day one.
“The Natural Protection of Russia’s Vulnerable Flank Towards the USA is About to Melt” The Russian navy recently conducted a major exercise near Alaska. Researcher Ina Holst-Pedersen Kvam at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy says the Russian Pacific Fleet is now exercising in new locations and with a magnitude not seen for a long time.
IMO Approves New Shipping Corridors in Bering Sea to Improve Safety The International Maritime Organization, part of the United Nations, approved a joint proposal by the United States and Russia to establish two-way shipping lanes across the Bering Sea and into the Arctic Ocean.
US and Russia Propose Two-Way Shipping Routes in Bering Sea The United States and Russia jointly propose a routing system for vessels passing through the Bering Strait and Bering Sea.
