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Canada will establish two new Arctic consulates in Alaska and Greenland and appoint a dedicated Arctic ambassador as part of a long-awaited strategy for a

A week after Aiviq arrived at Tampa Ship LLC in Florida a new set of photos shows the vessel fully repainted in U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker red. The transom at

Russia’s fleet of powerful nuclear icebreakers is now eight vessels-strong, surpassing previous high points reached in the 1990s and

Transshipments of liquefied natural gas have resumed in Russia’s Arctic off Kildin Island near Murmansk. The restart comes around a month earlier than during

France’s imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia have surged to a record, aided by deliveries from a German state-owned energy firm. The nation so far

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier is operating in the Arctic for only the third time since the end of the Cold War. The USS

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China has successfully completed a two-month-long shipping operation to deliver a 650 MW power plant to the Russian Arctic. The

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) –  Russia has taken a major step towards commissioning the second production line of the country’s flagship liquefied natural

OSLO, Nov 1 (Reuters) – The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China’s Arctic ambitions continue unabated. Days after its first-ever patrol into the polar region off Alaska’s coast

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Arctic shipping continues to have a breakout year setting new records for transit traffic and container ship voyages. As of

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The summer shipping window on Russia’s Northern Sea Route is coming to a rapid close weeks ahead of schedule. A number of

(Bloomberg) — Canada is working with Nordic countries to create a new Arctic security coalition that would exclude Russia and offer a place to coordinate

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two and a half months after suffering from an engine room fire, the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is back in action. The

China’s Coast Guard, which gained international attention last month during a 60 Minutes feature showcasing its harassment of Philippine ships, has made

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report highlighting significant challenges faced by the U.S. Coast Guard in its Arctic

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia added the next piece to its game of ‘shadow fleet’ chess. Recently sanctioned carrier Everest Energy, carrying a

China is accelerating the construction of a next-generation heavy-duty research icebreaker, signaling its growing ambitions in polar research and marking a

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) China continues to push ahead with the rapid expansion of its Arctic-capable fleet. For the first time it has dispatched three

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) — The US will expand its military readiness and surveillance in the Arctic given heightened Chinese and Russian interest