With Greenland’s icesheet melting, trans-Arctic shipping routes are significantly shorter than traditional ones such as the Suez Canal...Chinese shipping through Arctic waters is said to have increased by 300pc between 2018 and 2023.
On Nov 5, Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States...Greenland, located at a pivotal position along Arctic shipping routes, is gaining strategic importance as global warming enhances its accessibility ... .
While in Antarctica, the ship will support Canadian scientific ... During the deployment, the ship’s crew contributed to Canadian Hydrographic Research by conducting Tide Surveys in the Arctic.
Chinese military expert Yu Chun noted that “soon, the long-desired ‘golden waterway’ of the Arctic Ocean is expected to open, allowing ships to traverse the Pacific Ocean and sail along the northern ...
But so far, the EU has not placed sanctions on importing Russian gas, though it has sanctioned the Arctic-2 LNG project and associated shipping and is banning the reloading of Russian LNG in EU ports ... Latest stories ... Photo ... Sign up ... Sign up ... ....
After the modules were completed at Wison's plant, the company allowed them to be shipped to the Arctic LNG 2 construction site via a series of complex transfers ... blacklisted cargo from Arctic LNG 2.
According to LSEG data, at least 15 of the tankers sanctioned by the US on Friday, including the Shturman Scherbinin, Mikhail Ulyanov and Aulis, have been actively involved in shipping Russian Arctic grades during the last two months.
... vessels�that have shipped�Russian oil ... on Friday, including the Shturman Scherbinin, Mikhail Ulyanov and Aulis, have been actively involved in shipping�Russian Arctic grades during the last two months.
The necessity to ensure security over this region has, and will, only become more vital for American interests as climate change increases the arctic melt, opening up previously frozen shipping lanes in the region.
“If those two shipyards were off limits, it would put the whole logistics operations in doubt,” said Malte Humpert, an Arctic shipping specialist at the High NorthNews website, which has tracked ...
Greenland's importance has increased in recent years as melting Arctic ice opens new shipping routes, sparking competition among global powers for influence in the strategically located region between the U.S.
The United States, Russia, European countries, China and others have been eyeing the Arctic’s shipping lanes and the extensive mineral resources that are no longer considered out of reach.
Ironically, the territorial claim over Canada and, in particular, Greenland, is to contest Russia's dominance of the Arctic shipping route, which will become increasingly vital for trade and resource ...