arctic shipping


Monday, March 24, 2025
Chinese NewNew Shipping Line To Expand Arctic Container Service After Profitable 2024 Operation
Shipping

Chinese NewNew Shipping Line To Expand Arctic Container Service After Profitable 2024 Operation

Chinese box carrier NewNew Shipping Line has announced the expansion of its Arctic service for 2025. At the first-ever Russian-Chinese logistics conference

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 2587

Friday, March 21, 2025
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia Ships Arctic Oil to Syria for First Time

Two tankers hit by U.S. sanctions are due to offload Russian Arctic Oil in Syria for the first time, days after Moscow made its first known delivery of diesel

March 21, 2025
Total Views: 2357

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions
Shipping

Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions

Russia’s first home-built Arc6 ice-class oil tanker continues its voyage from the Zvezda shipyard in the Far East to its service area in the Arctic. After a

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 1490

Nanortalik waters
News

Greenland Election Tests Independence Ambitions as US Interest Looms

Greenland residents vote on Tuesday in a closely watched election brought into the international spotlight by a pledge from U.S. President Donald Trump to take

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 1011

Monday, March 3, 2025
China Drives 10-Fold Increase in Container Shipping at Russian Arctic Port
Shipping

China Drives 10-Fold Increase in Container Shipping at Russian Arctic Port

Russia’s Arctic port of Arkhangelsk has developed into a key hub for containerized cargo. Last year the terminal saw ten export-import voyages by Chinese

March 3, 2025
Total Views: 129

Friday, February 28, 2025
Russia Shipped Record 22 Million Tonnes of LNG Through Arctic in 2024
Shipping

Russia Shipped Record 22 Million Tonnes of LNG Through Arctic in 2024

Russia continues to use the Arctic as an expanding transport corridor for its hydrocarbon resources. Last year it carried 21.86 million tonnes of liquefied

February 28, 2025
Total Views: 1473

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

US, Russia Mull Cooperation on Arctic Shipping and Exploration

US and Russian officials have identified the Arctic as a possible area for economic cooperation, according to people familiar with the situation, part of the

February 26, 2025
Total Views: 1679

Monday, February 24, 2025
Russian Gas Condensate Deliveries to Europe Continue to Fly Under Radar
Energy

Russian Gas Condensate Deliveries to Europe Continue to Fly Under Radar

As Western attention remains focused on Russia’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas shadow fleet, a third type of fuel, gas condensate, continues to flow

February 24, 2025
Total Views: 1006

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Wison New Energies’ Zhoushan yard. (Source: Wison New Energies)
Energy

Wison New Energies Successfully Offloads Sanctioned Zhoushan Yard to Chinese State-Owned Entity

Chinese energy technology firm Wison New Energies has closed the book on its increasingly fraught cooperation with

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 784

Thursday, February 13, 2025
Hazira LNG (liquefied natural gas), India. Photo Courtesy Shell
Energy

Russia Pitches Sanctioned Arctic LNG Cargoes to Indian Buyers

Russian officials have held meetings with Indian buyers this week in an effort to sell liquefied natural gas from a flagship export facility sanctioned by the

February 13, 2025
Total Views: 767

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Featured

Another Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tanker Abandons Voyage After Five Months, Offloads Cargo to FSU

U.S. sanctions continue to severely hamper Russia’s efforts to deliver LNG from the designated Arctic LNG 2 plant to customers. Five months after loading

February 12, 2025
Total Views: 111910

Friday, February 7, 2025
Russia Assembles Flotilla of LNG Carriers in Arctic Waters Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban
Shipping

Russia Assembles Flotilla of LNG Carriers in Arctic Waters Ahead of EU Transshipment Ban

Russia continues to amass LNG carriers in preparation of the impending EU transshipment ban. Starting in March 2025 EU export terminals will be off limits to

February 7, 2025
Total Views: 10568

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 
Shipping

Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 

After more than six months at sea sanctioned LNG carrier La Perouse has entered the Omani port of Duqm. It is the first time that a Russian LNG carrier, part

February 5, 2025
Total Views: 19505

Monday, February 3, 2025
Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat
Energy

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat

Japan could offer a significant boost to the nascent $44bn Alaska LNG project. Against the backdrop of looming Trump tariffs and the administration’s express

February 3, 2025
Total Views: 2858

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Video: Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Sustains Damage In Arctic Collision with Cargo Ship
Incidents

Video: Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Sustains Damage In Arctic Collision with Cargo Ship

Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) suffered damage to its hull in a collision with a cargo ship while operating on the Northern Sea

January 28, 2025
Total Views: 33769

Monday, January 27, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Defense

Denmark Commits $2 Billion to Arctic Defense Amid Growing Security Concerns

Agreement includes three new ice-capable military vessels and drones. Denmark has announced a landmark defense agreement worth approximately $2 billion (14

January 27, 2025
Total Views: 9031

Friday, January 24, 2025
Russia’s Zvezda Shipyard Delivers First Arctic Oil Tanker After 3-Year Delay, But Vessel Already Sanctioned by US
Shipyard

Russia’s Zvezda Shipyard Delivers First Arctic Oil Tanker After 3-Year Delay, But Vessel Already Sanctioned by US

After years of trying to construct Arctic-capable oil and LNG tankers within Russia, the Zvezda shipyard in the Far East has, for the first time, succeeded in

January 24, 2025
Total Views: 7919

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Wei Xiao Tian Shi
Shipping

US Sanctions Send Key Modules Destined for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Back to China After 10-Month Odyssey

The U.S. chalks up a critical win in its efforts to halt the expansion of the Russian LNG sector. Ten months after departing from a Chinese yard, heavy lift

January 23, 2025
Total Views: 8747

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
Shipping

Russia’s Arctic Oil Feels The Chill From U.S. Sanctions

Russia's vast Arctic oil business is facing major disruption from U.S. sanctions on its tankers and depots, stranding crude supplies previously snapped up by

January 14, 2025
Total Views: 877

Monday, January 13, 2025
Ocean 28
Shipping

US Slaps Sanctions on Chinese Yard Wison For Supplying Technology to Arctic LNG 2

Time has run out for Chinese technology provider Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine, a key partner in Novatek’s Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects. The

January 13, 2025
Total Views: 3900