Arctic Shipping

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Study ranks marine mammals’ risks from Arctic shipping

Public Technologies 17 Jul 2018

Bowhead whales are the marine mammals most vulnerable to disruption from increased ship traffic in waters off Alaska, a new study has concluded. Across the Arctic, narwhals are the most vulnerable ... as the ice-free season expands in Arctic seas....

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Fednav takes ownership of 60th bulk carrier

Dry Bulk 16 Jul 2018

Earlier this year, Fednav also contracted for the replacement of its MV Arctic by ordering a new 30 000 DWT Polar Class 4 mine support vessel from JMU Shipyard of Japan ... Investing recently more than US$600 million into its newbuilding programme, the company clearly demonstrates continued confidence in the shipping markets and its commitment to the Arctic, St....

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Sir David Attenborough launches the UK's new polar ship

Digital Spy 15 Jul 2018

Everybody's favourite wildlife documentary filmmaker and all-round national treasure Sir David Attenborough has launched the UK's newest polar ship, which was named after him, into the River Mersey in Birkenhead ... The boat still needs further building work on the upper decks and internal fittings while it's in the water before it can be put to work in the Arctic and Antarctic....

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GOP senator: NATO summit 'turned out well'

The Hill 15 Jul 2018

Sen ... Trump readies for meeting with Putin Obstacles to Trump's 'Space Force' could keep proposal grounded for now Icebreaking ships are not America’s top priority in the Arctic MORE (R-Alaska) on Sunday defended President TrumpDonald John TrumpReporters defend CNN's Acosta after White House says he 'disrespected' Trump with question Security costs of Trump visit to Scotland sparks outrage among Scottish citizens Ex-CIA officer ... .......

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Sunday shows preview: Trump readies for meeting with Putin

The Hill 15 Jul 2018

President TrumpDonald John TrumpFranken offers Dems a line of questioning for Kavanaugh's 'weirdly specific bit of bulls---' Midterm primary turnout in California highest since 1998 Trump Jr ... U.S ... Democratic Sen ... ABC's "This Week" ... Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Dan SullivanDaniel Scott SullivanObstacles to Trump's 'Space Force' could keep proposal grounded for now Icebreaking ships are not America’s top priority in the Arctic Overnight Energy....

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Britain's new flagship polar ship launched

Xinhua 14 Jul 2018

dollar ship ... "This wonderful new research ship will enable British scientists to continue their crucial work in both the Arctic and Antarctic for decades to come.". An official handover of the finished ship is scheduled for the end of the year when the RRS Sir David Attenborough will begin sea trials, and go on its maiden expeditions to the Arctic and the Antarctic....

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'Sir David Boaty McBoatface' is launched

The Guardian 14 Jul 2018

As the massive hull of RRS Sir David Attenborough – the ship the public wanted to be called Boaty McBoatface – slid into the River Mersey on Saturday, British Antarctic Survey director Jane Francis was still defending its name. “This is a serious science ship that required the name of a serious scientist,” she said ... The 92-year-old broadcaster described the decision to name the ship after him as the “greatest of honours”....

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Fednav takes delivery of its 60th owned vessel

The Philadelphia Tribune 13 Jul 2018

Earlier this year, Fednav also contracted for the replacement of its MV Arctic by ordering a new 30,000 DWT Polar Class 4 mine support vessel from JMU Shipyard of Japan ... Investing recently more than US $600 million into its newbuilding program, the company clearly demonstrates continued confidence in the shipping markets and its commitment to the Arctic, St ... Fednav is a privately owned shipping company....

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Canada Has Its Own Ways of Keeping Out Unwanted Immigrants

The Atlantic 12 Jul 2018

the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans. You can cross the Aegean from Asia to Europe in a dinghy, but unless you can get your hands on a ship and a crew trained in navigating thousands of miles of difficult water, you aren’t sailing to Canada ... For example, over a period of 10 months in 2009 and 2010, two ships carrying a total of 568 refugee claimants from Sri Lanka were intercepted off the coast of British Columbia....

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Arctic King 5,000-BTU Window Air Conditioner for $116 + free shipping

CNET 10 Jul 2018

Walmart offers the Arctic King 5,000-BTU Mechanical Window Air Conditioner for $116 with free shipping. That's $13 off and the lowest price we could find. It features two fan speeds and seven temperature settings ... ....

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Ice-free passage for ships through the Arctic could cause problems for marine mammals

Mongabay 09 Jul 2018

An increasingly ice-free Arctic could test the adaptability of marine mammals, a new study has found, as hundreds of ships in recent years have used the newly open polar seas to transport goods and people ... Narwhals are the most vulnerable, among seven marine mammals studied, to increased ship traffic in the Arctic Ocean....

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As Arctic warms, reindeer herders tangle with new...

This is Money 09 Jul 2018

It is a litmus test for the Arctic, where climate change and technology are enabling mineral and energy extraction, shipping and tourism while threatening traditional ways of life and creating tensions among its four million inhabitants ... "Indigenous peoples and systems in the Arctic" top a list of populations vulnerable to warming in a draft U.N....

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Young Swiss gearing up for Arctic mission

Swissinfo 08 Jul 2018

... change their ways to help reduce global warming? This month, the Swiss Arctic Project will take five Swiss students on a three-week mission aboard a ship exploring the area around Svalbard, Norway....

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