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Freighter Makes First Of Its Kind Transit Of Northwest Passage
2013-09-27 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A Danish shipping company announced Friday the first-ever voyage of a large commercial freighter through the Northwest Passage a journey made possible by the disappearance of Arctic ice due to global warming. The 75,000-ton Nordic Orion, en route from Vancouver, Canada, to a port in Finland, completed the polar route this week and is scheduled to arrive at its destination, the Finnish port of Pori, on Oct. 7, . The ship is delivering coal to Ruukki Metals, a Finnish steel producer. The news comes...
Freighter sails through Northwest Passage from Canada to Europe
2013-09-27 14:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A large sea freighter completed a voyage through the hazardous Arctic Northwest Passage for the first time on Friday as global warming opens routes that mariners have wanted for centuries. The 75,000 deadweight-ton Nordic Orion, built in 2011, left the Canadian Pacific port of Vancouver in early September with a cargo of coking coal and is scheduled to arrive in the Finnish port of Pori on October 7, according to AIS shipping data. "The Northwest Passage is more than 1,000 nautical miles shorter...
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Ocean Mixing in Drake Passage Linked to Climate
2013-09-20 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: The Drake Passage, also known as the Mar de Hoces, or sea of Hoces is the channel of water located between the southern tip of South America and the Antarctic continent. Known for its powerful waves and stormy weather, this area has been the focus for research concerning how deep and mid-depth ocean waters are mixed. Because of undersea mountains that are located under these icy waters, new research has shown that sea water mixes dramatically when it rushes over these landforms. This consequently...
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NEMA Welcomes Senate Approval of Helium Bill and Urges Prompt House Passage
2013-09-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NEMA welcomed Senate passage of compromise legislation to reauthorize, extend, and improve operations of Federal Helium Reserve in Texas and called on House to vote as soon as possible to approve bill. If Congress fails to act on helium legislation before October 7, Federal Helium Reserve will cease operations. U.S. users of helium acquire much of their supply via industrial gas refining companies associated with the reserve, which currently holds approximately 30% of global supply. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Northeast Passage: Russia moves to boost Arctic shipping
2013-08-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spiegel: This year has seen a record number of ships pass through the Northeast Passage in the Arctic Ocean. Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing all he can to make the route even more attractive. The earth has rarely been as warm as it is today -- and it has never been this small. In the distant past, traveling from Hamburg to Shanghai by ship meant sailing around Africa, a journey of at least 28,000 kilometers (17,400 miles). A short cut became available in 1869, with the opening of the Suez Canal,...
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