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Tag: Shipping

First-mover of last resort

18 February, 2019 Kevin McGwin

Foreground | Shippers are willing to stop using heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, but no-one wants to be first 

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With Increased Arctic Shipping, Approval Expected Next Week for Bering Strait Protections

18 May, 2018 Kevin McGwin

Press release from Pacific Environment

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A never-ending story

15 May, 2018 Kevin McGwin

Daily Parse | The Polar Code has always been about more than just strong hulls and warm parkas. Even more details may be added to

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Building a second track

2 June, 2017 Kevin McGwin

Analysis | A gathering of Nordic and Chinese Arctic experts underscores Beijing’s growing interest in the region

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Two of a kind

10 February, 2016 Kevin McGwin

Once wary of China’s interests in the Arctic, Moscow is increasingly seeing the benefits of working with Beijing

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Respect, co-operation and win-win

22 October, 2015 Kevin McGwin

Analysis | You can say a lot about China, but you can no longer ignore its role as an Arctic stakeholder and partner

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Beijing’s journey to the North

8 October, 2015 Kevin McGwin

Analysis | The past few months have seen a noteworthy expansion of China’s engagement of the Arctic from a variety of different directions

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There and back again

19 August, 2015 Kevin McGwin

Analysis | China is interested in developing the Northern Sea Route as a way to expand its European trade, even as it seeks to develop

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Rocking the boat

14 August, 2015 Kevin McGwin

Weekly Cover | Arctic shipping is seeing unfettered growth, but it is not always smooth sailing Hector Martin Shipping, like natural resource extraction, always rates

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Arctic Watch

  • Extreme Weather and the Arctic Meltdown
  • The Arctic: a delicate icy ecosystem
  • MOSAiC Science lectures – Arctic Sea Ice Ecology

Related thinks

  • Far but not so far: Italy’s Role and Interests in the Arctic (The Arctic Institute)
    11 November, 2020
  • Russia Unveils New Arctic Development Strategy: Focal Points and Key Priorities (Eurasia Daily Monitor)
    10 November, 2020
  • A Danish Approach to the Arctic (The International Affairs Review)
    10 November, 2020

Announcements

  • Minister Vandal announces appointments to the Board of Directors of Polar Knowledge Canada
    11 November, 2020
  • MEPC75 Webinar: Why the IMO’s draft Arctic HFO regulation will not protect the Arctic, and how to fix it
    11 November, 2020
  • Swedish, Finnish and Russian wolves closely related
    11 November, 2020
  • Scientists Have Discovered an Ancient Lake Bed Deep Beneath the Greenland Ice
    11 November, 2020
  • Sweden’s strategy for the Arctic region 2020
    11 November, 2020
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