northern sea route


Monday, May 12, 2025
Russia and China to Develop New Arctic Shipping Hubs, Putin Says During Xi Meeting
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Russia and China to Develop New Arctic Shipping Hubs, Putin Says During Xi Meeting

Russia and China are looking to further expand their cooperation in Arctic shipping and energy projects, President Putin confirmed during a meeting with

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 1276

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Russia’s New ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Undergoes Ice Trials Ahead of Joining Northern Fleet
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Russia’s New ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Undergoes Ice Trials Ahead of Joining Northern Fleet

Russia’s newest icebreaking patrol vessel, the 8,500-tonne Ivan Papanin, has completed the first series of ice trials in the Arctic Ocean. The 114 meter-long

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 6485

Monday, March 24, 2025
Chinese NewNew Shipping Line To Expand Arctic Container Service After Profitable 2024 Operation
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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: 2579

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions
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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: 1469

Monday, March 3, 2025
China Drives 10-Fold Increase in Container Shipping at Russian Arctic Port
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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: 113

Friday, February 28, 2025
Russia Shipped Record 22 Million Tonnes of LNG Through Arctic in 2024
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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: 1469

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Video: Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Sustains Damage In Arctic Collision with Cargo Ship
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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: 33762

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: 3891

Thursday, January 2, 2025
China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
Shipping

Russia Sets New Arctic Shipping Record, Transports 38Mt in 2024 via Northern Sea Route

Cargo volume on Russia’s main Arctic shipping lane continues to climb, although figures remain below the targets originally defined by President Putin

January 2, 2025
Total Views: 6227

China Coast Guard sailors line up on the back deck of a cutter as it enters the Arctic. Chiense CG Photo
Defense

U.S. Department of Defense Sounds Alarm Bells About China’s Growing Presence in Arctic

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China’s Arctic activities feature prominently in a new DoD report to Congress about the country’s military and security

January 2, 2025
Total Views: 90885

Monday, December 9, 2024
Arctic Shipping Sets New Records With Hundred Transit Voyages Carrying 3m Tonnes of Cargo in 2024
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Arctic Shipping Sets New Records With Hundred Transit Voyages Carrying 3m Tonnes of Cargo in 2024

A tanker hauling Russian crude from the Baltic Sea to India that was observed heading toward the Shetland Islands — a route that would have taken it on a

December 9, 2024
Total Views: 5489

Monday, October 28, 2024
LNG module Arctic
Energy

Chinese Power Plant Arrives at Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project After Push Through Dangerous Sea Ice

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two Chinese heavy-lift vessels arrived off the coast of the sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG 2 project after a five-week journey

October 28, 2024
Total Views: 19262

Thursday, October 17, 2024
sibir in ice
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Chinese Vessels Without Ice Class Violate Arctic Safety Rules, Struggling Through Ice To Deliver Sanctioned Cargo

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – In an attempt to deliver a power plant to a Russian Arctic LNG project before winter two Chinese heavy lift vessels are inching

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 49090

Monday, October 14, 2024
leader icebreaker
Shipping

Russia Allocates $1bn For Massive Nuclear Icebreaker, Paving Way For Year-Round Arctic Shipping

Russia’s draft federal budget includes substantial funding of nearly $1bn over three years to complete construction of the country’s flagship nuclear

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 5514

Friday, October 11, 2024
NSR escort July 2024
Shipping

Arctic Shipping Boom Continues as China and Russia Push Cargo Volume To New Heights

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

October 11, 2024
Total Views: 5205

Friday, October 4, 2024
NSR vessels stuck
Shipping

Early Winter Ice Halts Arctic Shipping Traffic Weeks Ahead of Schedule

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

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 7572

Monday, September 30, 2024
newnew panda 2020
Shipping

China Doubles Down on Arctic Container Shipping Dispatching Second Panamax

(gCaptain) – A week after a Panamax container ship became the first vessel of its size to successfully transit the Arctic, another Chinese shipping operator

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 4051

Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Flying Fish 1 loaded
Shipping

First Panamax Containership Sprints Across Arctic Reaching China In Just Three Weeks

(gCaptain) – The first Arctic transit of a large container ship has gone off without a hitch. The 294 meter-long Panamax vessel Flying Fish 1, traveled from

September 25, 2024
Total Views: 32705

Monday, September 23, 2024
Everest Energy at Koryak
Shipping

Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Offloads Sanctioned LNG at Asian Storage Barge For First Time

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The next element of Russia’s emerging LNG shadow fleet has materialized over the weekend. LNG carrier Everest Energy traveled

September 23, 2024
Total Views: 11946

Thursday, September 19, 2024
Second ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Navigates Arctic’s Harsh Ice Conditions
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Second ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Navigates Arctic’s Harsh Ice Conditions

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Undeterred by tough sea ice conditions in the East Siberian and Chukchi Sea, Russia has dispatched a conventional LNG carrier

September 19, 2024
Total Views: 1011