The One Ocean Expedition Is About to Kick Off On Friday, the sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl embarks on a 12-month voyage called One Ocean Expedition. In August and September, the ship will sail through the Northwest Passage, with researchers and students from UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, on board.
Macron´s twofold Arctic policy to gain influence in the Arctic Commentary: France is drumbeating an environmental cause as part of a wider geopolitical strategy to gain more influence over Arctic decision making in the future.
Canada Makes Substantial Step in Arctic Territory Delimitation, Submits Claim Which Includes North Pole After years of research, the Canadian government submitted a 2100-page report to the United Nations regarding its Arctic continental shelf delimitation.
Canada is pushing back at Pompeo’s assertion that Canada’s claim to the Northwest Passage is “illegitimate" Pompeo’s statement about the Northwest Passage prompted the ICC to reaffirm Canada’s sovereignty over the waterway through High Arctic islands.
First Large Cruise Ship to Transit North-West Passage this Summer The first large cruise ship, Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity, carrying up to 1,800 people, is scheduled to transit the Northwest Passage (NWP) from the Pacific to the Atlantic in August 2016.
