Arctic Shipping

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Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19

Canada Dot Com 06 Apr 2020

In an effort to protect the North, the department is preventing any Canadian cruise ship from mooring, navigating or transitioning in Canadian Arctic waters and any foreign passenger vessels would have to give 60-days’ notice just to enter the waters ... Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and Canada’s Arctic waters....

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Trailblazer in the Arctic: Orangeburg native pens tribute to 1st African American to reach both poles

The Times & Democrat 04 Apr 2020

As an African American, it seemed implausible to me that I too could be among many creating synergies and capacity-building for an inclusive and diversified Arctic ... She is also interested in the shipping and oil and gas industry, and the effects on health and human well-being of Northern communities in the Arctic....

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Books worth staying home for during Northern Ireland lockdown

Belfast Telegraph 04 Apr 2020

Stunning, accessible poems on her Communist family, The Clangers, outdoor exercise, women air pioneers and That Big >Ship That Sank ... It follows the voyage of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to the Arctic in 1846 - a journey so ill-fated that even the names of the ships don't do it justice....

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Here Are Some Of The Weirdest Places People Are Being Quarantined In Due To The Pandemic

IFL Science 01 Apr 2020

Cruise ships ... The ship saw its first case when an 80-year-old embarked in Yokohama on January 20 before disembarking in Honk Kong five days later, where he visited a hospital and tested positive for COVID-19 ... The illness continued to sweep through the ship from February 4 until March 1, when all guests and staff were finally allowed off the ship....

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Cruise lines missed out on this stimulus. Green groups want changes if they’re in the ...

Grist 31 Mar 2020

As the Diamond Princess sailed toward Yokohama, Japan, in early February, the novel coronavirus was spreading rapidly throughout the cruise ship ... And traces of coronavirus reportedly remained on board, lingering on surfaces in the ship’s cabins for as many as 17 days, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said....

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Builder aims to help UK construction industry kick its plastic habit

The Observer 30 Mar 2020

Neal Maxwell, who has worked in the trade for more than 30 years, co-founded the non-profit organisation Changing Streams after a trip to the Arctic ... Maxwell co-founded Changing Streams in 2018 after he and his wife toured the Arctic on a scientific exploration ship....

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Coronavirus leaves 100 scientists STRANDED in the Arctic; closed borders prevent relief from coming in

Natural News 30 Mar 2020

(Natural News) Around 100 scientists are stranded on a research ship in the ......

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Scientists locked in ice planned for North Pole’s hazards. Then came the coronavirus.

The Washington Post 25 Mar 2020

Organizers of the biggest Arctic research expedition in history are scrambling to find a port for a ship of returning scientists after Norway closed its border ... ....

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Spring cruises look unlikely to sail

The Philadelphia Tribune 25 Mar 2020

Approximately 40 ships and 90,000 passengers were at sea at the time new sailings were suspended ... Cuba finally allowed the second ship to dock ... Cruise ships will not be allowed at all this year into Canadian Arctic ports because health threats can be more severe in remote areas with less public health infrastructure.Global cancellations....

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Bear Witness

Columbia Journalism Review 24 Mar 2020

... ship in the Canadian Arctic and saw a polar bear....

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5 Ways Coronavirus Could Help Humanity Survive the Ecological Crisis

Resilience 24 Mar 2020

The decrease in output means less material is being shipped across the world, and less disposable products are ending up in landfills ... Cruise ships emit extreme pollution in some of the world’s most beloved and fragile ecosystems such as the arctic, Caribbean Sea and Galapagos Islands....

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Life at the North Pole — how do Russians do it?

Russia Beyond 23 Mar 2020

Due to poor planning, a 36-year-old Russian hydrographer has had to spend two winters in a row aboard a schooner in the Arctic ... His patience at breaking point, he decides to abandon the ship and head for the pole ... The expedition was needed to collect data for the further development of the Northern Sea Route, and the Arctic as a whole....

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Construction of new Arctic ships, maintenance of frigates halted because of COVID-19

Canada Dot Com 19 Mar 2020

Construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships and maintenance of its frigates has been halted because of the novel coronavirus....