World’s Largest Container Shipping Company MSC Again Rules Out Arctic Shipping, As Chinese Companies Push Ahead
South Korea to Subsidize Construction of Ice-class Vessels and Expand Port in Support of Arctic Shipping
Deepening Russia-China Relations Continue to Drive Oil, Gas, and Container Traffic Along Arctic Shipping Lane
Russia to Earn $160bn in Taxes From Northern Sea Route by 2035, Arctic Region Accounts for 7.5 Percent of GDP
US Government Investigates Strategic Importance of Northern Sea Route as Part of Study on Maritime Chokepoints
Northern Sea Route Saw Seven Containership Voyages in 2023, Including Controversial Chinese Container Ship
New Lifecycle Assessment for Greenhouse Gases from LNG Spells Bad News for Emissions from Arctic Projects
New Lifecycle Assessment for Greenhouse Gases from LNG Spells Bad News for Emissions from Arctic Projects
Northern Sea Route Sees Lots of Russian Traffic, But No International Transits in 2022 A new report on the Northern Sea Route shows stable traffic originating from the Russian Arctic, but also notes that international transit traffic on the route has declined sharply. In addition, very few non-Russian vessels now use the route with data showing that almost 90 percent of vessels on the route fly the Russian flag.
