Arctic Shipping

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US to open Greenland consulate amid increased interest

Del Rio News-Herald 24 Aug 2019

presence in the arctic ... presence in the Arctic and would serve as an effective platform to advance U.S ... China sees Greenland as a possible source of rare earth minerals and other resources as well as a location for a port to ship through the Arctic to the eastern U.S....

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Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot

Niagara Gazette 23 Aug 2019

“I am not saying this would happen, but it is a scenario that would have major geostrategic implications, especially if the Northwest Passage becomes a transit route for shipping, which is what is happening in the Russian Arctic.” ... shipping through the Arctic to the eastern U.S....

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CMA rejects Arctic shipping route

Journal of Commerce 23 Aug 2019

[caption caption="CMA CMG says that although the Northern Route has become navigable due to the melting of ice in the Arctic the carrier won't send cargo on the route. Photo credit. Shutterstock.com"][/caption]CMA CGM Group said Friday it won’t use the Northern Sea Route connecting Asia to Europe through the Arctic... ....

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World powers increasingly see icy Arctic as a hot property

News Review 23 Aug 2019

"I am not saying this would happen, but it is a scenario that would have major geostrategic implications, especially if the Northwest Passage becomes a transit route for shipping, which is what is happening in the Russian Arctic." ... shipping through the Arctic to the eastern U.S....

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Climate change turns Arctic into strategic global hotspot

Messenger-Inquirer 23 Aug 2019

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Warming Arctic seen as hot property by world powers

Gloucester Times 23 Aug 2019

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'End of the planet’ or Aladdin’s cave? Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot

Penn Live 23 Aug 2019

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Climate Change Makes Arctic Strategic, Economic Hotspot

Voa News 23 Aug 2019

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Trump Administration Plans to Open U.S. Consulate in Greenland

Time Magazine 23 Aug 2019

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Marc A. Thiessen: Why buying Greenland makes sense

Albany Democrat Herald 23 Aug 2019

A recent report in The New York Times notes that as sea ice melts and "Arctic routes become more direct, voyage times could fall to less than three weeks in some cases, making Arctic shipping potentially more attractive than the southern routes in coming decades."....

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Thiessen: Trump's idea of buying Greenland is far from absurd

Elko Daily Free Press 23 Aug 2019

A recent report in the New York Times notes that as sea ice melts and “Arctic routes become more direct, voyage times could fall to less than three weeks in some cases, making Arctic shipping potentially more attractive than the southern routes in coming decades.”....

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Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is far from absurd | Marc Thiessen

Philadelphia Daily News 23 Aug 2019

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Russian launches 'floating Chernobyl' plant across Arctic

CNN 23 Aug 2019

(CNN)Russia on Friday launched a controversial floating nuclear reactor on a nearly 3,100-mile voyage across the Arctic Sea from the port of Murmansk ... About 2 million Russians reside near the Arctic coast in villages and towns similar to Pevek, settlements that are often reachable only by plane or ship, if the weather permits....