Russia Begins Use of World’s Largest Saam FSU in LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Scheme
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia added the next piece to its game of ‘shadow fleet’ chess. Recently sanctioned carrier Everest Energy, carrying a
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
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A Russian ice-resistant survey platform has drifted with pack ice into Norwegian territorial waters to the north of the
(Bloomberg) — Ever-tighter sanctions against Moscow have left a South Korean shipbuilder struggling to find buyers for specialized vessels intended to
(Bloomberg) Russia’s biggest liquefied natural gas producer began production at its Arctic LNG 2 project — despite US sanctions — in a move that could
By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) –The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California, securing rights to
By Danielle Bochove and Natalia Drozdiak (Bloomberg) –NATO is increasingly concerned about China’s shipping on Russia’s Northern Sea route, and
by Kevin Hamilton (University of Hawaii) In 2021, an expedition off the icy northern Greenland coast spotted what appeared to be a previously uncharted island.
by John Konrad (gCaptain) In the realm of seafaring, mariners maintain a keen eye on two things: weather and the maps that guide them safely through unknown
Aug 12 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected remote Arctic garrisons of the Northern Fleet, the ministry said on
The U.S. Coast Guard deployed USCGC Healy, a 420-ft medium icebreaker, on a multiple-month mission to the Arctic from Seattle on Tuesday. The Healy is set to
By Josh Caldon (CIMSEC) Almost weekly there is another story insinuating that the US is losing the “race for the Arctic.” Those who support the claim that
Odfjell Oceanwind says its innovative floating wind turbine foundation solution Deepsea Star™ has been chosen for the groundbreaking GoliatVIND wind park
March 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 13 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, the
By John Konrad (K5HIP) Last week, after a long and treacherous voyage, a team of amateur radio operators arrived on the world’s most remote island,
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A plan to build the first fiber-optic cable across the Arctic has secured its first investment,
By Elina Ganatra and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Russia sent its second-ever crude oil shipment east through the Arctic Circle toward China, a route that could one
By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) A senior NATO official confronted a Chinese diplomat over China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
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