While nuclear cooperation between the two countries remained on a firm footing as ever, the emphasis shifted on Indian companies developing projects in the Far East and Arctic for shipping oil, gas and coking coal to India.
Morrison’s story is interesting enough – born and raised in Glasgow, the son of ship’s fitter, who settled on the east coast and made epic trips to paint abroad, most notably to the Arctic – but it’s added to here by a plangent late-life twist ... ....
Russia has launched a satellite into space to monitor climatic changes in the Arctic ... The launch is part of the Kremlin’s push to expand its activities in the Arctic region as Russia seeks to develop the energy-rich region, investing in the Northern Sea Route for shipping across its long northern flank as ice melts.
Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine was granted emergency authorisation in the United States. Also read ... J&J's vaccine remains stable for at least three months at normal refrigerator temperatures, while the Moderna vaccine must be shipped frozen and the Pfizer/BioNTech option must be shipped and stored at even colder sub-Arctic temperatures.
In 1845, two ships under the command of Capt John Franklin set sail from Britain on an ambitious voyage to the Arctic in order to locate the fabled Northwest Passage...Tonight’s opening episode is mostly set in September 1846, and sees Franklin’sRoyal Navy expedition run into difficulty and both ships become irretrievably stuck on the ice ... ON DEMAND.
In 1845, two ships under the command of Capt John Franklin set sail from Britain on an ambitious voyage to the Arctic in order to locate the fabled Northwest Passage...Tonight’s opening episode is mostly set in September 1846, and sees Franklin’sRoyal Navy expedition run into difficulty and both ships become irretrievably stuck on the ice ... ON DEMAND.
The Arctic region is deemed essential to Russia’s economic vitality ... “It’s a new ocean opening before our eyes – with all of the likely issues coming to the fore; access to and from the Arctic Ocean, access within the Arctic Ocean, control and management of shipping lanes, access to natural resources,” Mr Sfraga said.
Vladimir Putin used to make light of climate change. “An increase of two or three degrees wouldn’t be so bad for a northern country like Russia,” he said in 2003... Hmm ... There’s little dispute that Russia, Canada and Scandinavia will be climate change winners, and not only thanks to the new shipping lanes through the Arctic that melting ice will create.
Researchers conclude largest Arctic expedition ... The tanker, run by the Sovcomflot shipping company, returned to the remote Russian gas terminal at Sabetta on February 19, taking Russia one step closer to its goal of year-round commercial navigation through the warming Arctic. NOAA scientists say Arctic is changing at an ….
Today, Meyer serves aboard a ship with more than 300 other sailors, who make up the ship's crew ... These Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe ships have the flexibility to operate throughout the waters of Europe and Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Arctic Circle, demonstrating their mastery of the maritime domain.
The Arctic is now open for business year-round after a large commercial ship sailed the Northern Sea Route from Jiangsu, China, to a Russian gas plant on the Arctic coast, for the first time ever during the month of February, when winter temperatures normally make the icy waterway impassable.