Shipping Company Maersk to Return to Arctic Northern Sea Route This Summer Danish shipping operator Maersk is exploring the possibility of sending cargo along Russia's Northern Sea Route this summer. It is currently discussing a cooperation with Atomflot, the country's primary operator of icebreakers.
Maersk Container Ship Embarks on Historic Arctic Transit Danish company Maersk becomes latest major shipping operator to dip its toes in Arctic waters as it sends 3,600 TEU container ship along Russia’s Northern Sea Route.
Maersk Considers Sending Container Ship Through Arctic, But Questions Remain Maersk confirms that the company considers Arctic passage as an option for its new 3,600 container ice-class vessels, which will operate in the North and Baltic Seas. The company is currently conducting a study on its feasibility with results expected for summer 2018
China Sends More Than a Dozen Vessels Through the Arctic Ocean Chinese shipping companies have sent a dozen vessels through the waters of the Northern Sea Route in 2017, compared to five vessels the previous year.
